Laura Coates

thumb|340x340px|Coates, in 2024 Laura Gayle Coates (born 11 July 1979) is an American television broadcaster & legal analyst working for CNN since 2016, with her serving as CNN's chief legal analyst since 2023. Besides that, she has also served as a federal prosecutor for the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division; and also as a host for a nightly news television program on CNN, Laura Coates Live. Quotes Democracy is absolutely in peril, not only because of the big lie that's questioned the integrity of our electoral system, but also because it's a lie that jurisdictions were, in fact, believing - that there was widespread voter fraud. The extent of human misery in our justice system is something that is almost unbelievable in its scope. taken from an interview with NPR, 17 January 2022 Having two Black women at the helm of prime-time coverage speaks volumes about CNN’s commitment to representation. I’m not a shrinking violet. I was very vocal in raising my own hand and being my own champion. I felt I had a home in the prime-time space and wasn’t shy about asking for that. taken from an interview with the Los Angeles Times, 16 October 2023 External links