Courthouse named for Harvard law professor who taught Obamas

Charles James Ogletree Jr. also served as counsel to Anita Hill and Tupac Shakur

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, 

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