Political Involvement
Tribe is noted for his extensive support of liberal legal causes. He is one of the co-founders of the liberal American Constitution Society, the law and policy organization formed to counter the conservative Federalist Society, and is one of a number of scholars at Harvard Law School who have expressed their support for animal rights. Tribe argued one case for Al Gore during the disputed 2000 U.S. presidential election.
Tribe actively supported the Barack Obama presidential campaign, and described Obama as "the best student I ever had," a sentiment previously reserved for Kathleen Sullivan.
Alongside Harvard's Cass Sunstein, Tribe served as a judicial adviser to the Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. In February 2010, he was named "Senior Counselor for Access to Justice" in the Department of Justice. He resigned eight months later, citing health reasons.
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