Elizabeth Cavendish (lawyer)
Encyclopedia
Elizabeth Cavendish is the executive director of Appleseed Foundation
, a position she began in March 2007, a year after serving as interim president of NARAL, a prominent American pro-choice
advocacy group. She gained the position in May, 2004 following the resignation of longtime NARAL president Kate Michelman
. Previously, she served as NARAL's legal director and on the staff of the Office of Legal Counsel
in the Justice Department
under Attorney General
Janet Reno
.
Appleseed Foundation
Appleseed is a non-partisan, nonprofit network of 16 public interest justice centers in the United States and Mexico.- History :...
, a position she began in March 2007, a year after serving as interim president of NARAL, a prominent American pro-choice
Pro-choice
Support for the legalization of abortion is centered around the pro-choice movement, a sociopolitical movement supporting the ethical view that a woman should have the legal right to elective abortion, meaning the right to terminate her pregnancy....
advocacy group. She gained the position in May, 2004 following the resignation of longtime NARAL president Kate Michelman
Kate Michelman
Kate Michelman is an American political activist. She is best known for her support for the pro-choice movement in the United States of America.-Career:...
. Previously, she served as NARAL's legal director and on the staff of the Office of Legal Counsel
Office of Legal Counsel
The Office of Legal Counsel is an office in the United States Department of Justice that assists the Attorney General in his function as legal adviser to the President and all executive branch agencies.-History:...
in the Justice Department
United States Department of Justice
The United States Department of Justice , is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.The Department is led by the Attorney General, who is nominated...
under Attorney General
Attorney General
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.The term is used to refer to any person...
Janet Reno
Janet Reno
Janet Wood Reno is a former Attorney General of the United States . She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on February 11, 1993, and confirmed on March 11...
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