Courthouse named for Harvard law professor who taught Obamas

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Charles James Ogletree Jr. taught Barack and Michelle Obama at Harvard Law School. He represented Anita Hill when she accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment in 1991. He also defended the late rapper Tupac Shakur in criminal and civil cases. The legal scholar retired from Harvard in 2020 after a diagnosis of Alzheimer's.

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Courthouse named for Harvard law professor who taught Obamas

MERCED, Calif. (AP) — A courthouse in California's agricultural heartland was named for a native son who went from working in the fields to a distinguished career at Harvard Law School, where he taught Barack and Michelle Obama.

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Courthouse named for Harvard law professor who taught Obamas

A California courthouse has been named for a native son who went on to a distinguished career at Harvard Law School, where he taught future President Barack Obama and his wife

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Merced courthouse named for native son who taught Obamas law at Harvard

A courthouse in California's Central Valley was named for a native son who went from working in the fields to a distinguished career at Harvard Law School.

3 months ago·New York, United States

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Courthouse named for Harvard law professor who taught Obamas

MERCED, Calif. (AP) — A California courthouse has been named for a native son who went on to a distinguished career at Harvard Law School, where he taught future President Barack Obama and his wife. The Merced County courthouse was named Friday for Charles James Ogletree Jr. to honor his contributions to law, education and civil rights. The longtime law professor who was diagnosed seven years ago with Alzheimer’s was not at the ceremony attended…

3 months ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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Courthouse named for Harvard law professor who taught Obamas

3 months ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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Courthouse named for Harvard law professor who taught Obamas

MERCED, Calif. (AP) — A courthouse in California’s agricultural heartland was named for a native son who went from working in the fields to a distinguished career at Harvard Law School, where he taught Barack and Michelle Obama. Family members and supporters attended a ceremony Friday naming the Merced County courthouse to honor Charles James Ogletree Jr.’s contributions to law, education and civil rights, the Fresno Bee reported. Ogletree, 70…

3 months ago·Tacoma, United States

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