Bloomberg Law
Nov. 11, 2019, 9:40 PM UTC

Ex Acting Head of DOJ Civil Rights Division Rejoins Jones Day

Meghan Tribe
Meghan Tribe
Reporter

John Gore, former acting head of the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil rights division, has rejoined Jones Day as a partner in its government regulation practice in Washington.

Over his tenure at the DOJ, Gore took a central role in the Trump administration’s push to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, penning the Justice Department’s letter to the Census Bureau requesting the question be added. In June the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a decision blocking the effort.

Gore left his post in the DOJ in early August and officially rejoined Jones Day on Nov. 6.

“John’s breadth of ...

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