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Feb. 10, 2021

Stanford professor gets DOJ Civil Rights Division role

Before taking the job, Pamela S. Karlan resigned from her position on the Oversight Board, which oversees content moderation decisions for Facebook and Instagram. She is co-director of Stanford Law School’s Supreme Court litigation clinic.

Stanford professor gets DOJ Civil Rights Division role
Pamela S. Karlan, a professor at Stanford Law School testifies before a public impeachment inquiry hearing of the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, in Washington. (New York Times News Service)

Pamela S. Karlan, co-director of Stanford Law School’s Supreme Court litigation clinic, has rejoined the Department of Justice after President Joe Biden appointed her principal deputy assistant attorney general in the Civil Rights Division.

Before taking the job, Karlan resigned from her position on the Oversight Board, which oversees content moderation decisions for Facebook and Instagram. She formerly was a deputy assistant attorn...

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