Robyn E. Blumner joined the Times in 1997 as a columnist and member of the editorial board. Her weekly column appears in Sunday's Perspective section and is nationally syndicated by Tribune Media Services.

Blumner is a graduate of Cornell University and NYU School of Law. After working as a labor lawyer in New York, she became executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah. In 1989, she took over the directorship of the ACLU of Florida, where she worked until joining the staff of the Times.

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