Election Security
The Lessons of the Electoral Count Reform Act: Next Steps in Reform
Bob Bauer, Jack Goldsmith Tue, Jan 31, 2023, 8:31 AM
What recent successful governance reforms teach about future reforms of the presidency.
Bob Bauer served as White House Counsel to President Obama. In 2013, the President named Bob to be Co-Chair of the Presidential Commission on Election Administration. He is a Professor of Practice and Distinguished Scholar in Residence at New York University School of Law, as well as the co-director of the university's Legislative and Regulatory Process Clinic. In 2020, he served as a senior advisor to the Biden campaign.
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National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
Inspector General Reform in the NDAA
Bob Bauer, Jack Goldsmith Fri, Dec 23, 2022, 2:01 PM
Congress has made it harder for presidents to replace a fired or acting inspector general with a non-independent official.
Donald Trump
Politics and Prosecutorial Discretion in the Trump Case
Bob Bauer Mon, Aug 29, 2022, 8:01 AM
Calls for the Department of Justice to judge the political implications and consequences of a potential Trump prosecution are misplaced.
Congress
Correcting Misconceptions About the Electoral Count Reform Act
Bob Bauer, Jack Goldsmith Sun, Jul 24, 2022, 4:09 PM
The new bipartisan bill is a substantial improvement over the 1887 Electoral Count Act.
Jan. 6: Congress
Donald Trump’s Impeachment Lies to Congress
Bob Bauer, Benjamin Wittes Mon, Jul 11, 2022, 4:02 PM
The big reveal from Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony and the Jan. 6 hearings that nobody’s talking about.
Election
First Nixon, Then Trump: The Serious Problem of the President-as-Candidate
Bob Bauer Fri, Jun 24, 2022, 8:01 AM
Deceptive campaign tactics and dirty tricks cut more deeply into democracy when a president—rather than any other candidate—engages in them.
Bill Barr
Return of the Angry Political Man
Bob Bauer Fri, Jun 3, 2022, 11:27 AM
Bill Barr volunteers his disturbing view of John Durham’s mission.