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Scott has over 20 years’ experience in litigation and public policy, including as head of policy and regulations at a federal law enforcement agency. He is a noted commentator on immigration enforcement and the sudden collapse of the rule of law.
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Scott holds degrees from Harvard, Oxford, and Yale. Not that it matters, maybe, but his mother wanted you to know.
Education
Yale Law School, J.D., 2003
Oxford University, B. Phil, 2000
Harvard College, B.A., 1997
Career
Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs and Policy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 2023-25; Counselor to the Director, 2022-23.
Senior Director for Legal Strategy, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), 2019-2022.
Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress, 2018-19.
Senior Advisor to the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2010-18.
Clinical Lecturer in Law, Supreme Court Fellow, and Associate Research Scholar, Yale Law School, 2008-10.
Litigation Associate, Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP, 2006-08.
Natural Resources Defense Council Fellow, Altshuler Berzon LLP, 2004-06. No, didn't work with RFK Jr.
Law Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Hon. Marsha S. Berzon, 2003-05.
Bar memberships, security clearances, and awards
State: New York, District of Columbia
Federal: U.S. Supreme Court; Second and Ninth Circuits; D.C. District, District of Connecticut, S.D.N.Y., E.D.N.Y.
Security clearance: Formerly held Secret, Top Secret, and Top Secret-S.C.I.
Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling (2019).
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