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Yes and no. He did graduate with academic honors from Harvard Law School in 1991; his law degree was a Doctor of Laws (Juris Doctor, or JD). But while his specialty was constitutional law, the degree itself was a JD.

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He has a J.D. (Juris Doctor) degree.

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