Constitutional Law
A Presidential Succession Nightmare
Jack Goldsmith, Ben Miller-Gootnick Wed, Mar 25, 2020, 1:38 PM
The Presidential Succession Act is a disaster waiting to happen.
Jack Goldsmith is the Henry L. Shattuck Professor at Harvard Law School, co-founder of Lawfare, and a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. Before coming to Harvard, Professor Goldsmith served as Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel from 2003-2004, and Special Counsel to the Department of Defense from 2002-2003.
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Executive Power
How to Reform the Pardon Power
Bob Bauer, Jack Goldsmith Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 8:00 AM
Congress can prevent or deter the most egregious abuses of the pardon power, while encouraging future presidents to adhere more closely to norms of process and restraint.
In memoriam
Charles Lenton O’Brien, RIP
Jack Goldsmith Thu, Feb 13, 2020, 7:40 PM
In memory of my stepfather.
War Powers
The Soleimani Strike: One Person Decides
Jack Goldsmith Fri, Jan 3, 2020, 5:45 PM
The United States—through presidential aggrandizement, as well as congressional delegation and acquiescence—has given the president discretion to use force in ways that can easily lead to a massive war.
Scholarship
Winter 2019 Supplement for 'Bradley, Deeks, & Goldsmith, Foreign Relations Law: Cases and Materials'
Jack Goldsmith Mon, Dec 9, 2019, 10:02 AM
Summer 2019 Supplement for Bradley, Deeks, & Goldsmith, Foreign Relations Law: Cases and Materials (6th ed. 2017) is now available on Lawfare.
Media Criticism
Are the Claims in the New Film ‘The Irishman’ True?
Jack Goldsmith Tue, Nov 26, 2019, 7:39 AM
Nine questions for Charles Brandt.
The Ukraine Connection
More on the Role of OMB in Withholding Ukrainian Aid
Jacques Singer-Emery, Margaret Taylor, Jack Goldsmith Wed, Oct 23, 2019, 2:39 PM
Russell Vought, the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), announced on Twitter that he and Michael Duffy, an OMB political appointee, are refusing to be deposed by House committees pursuing an impeachment investigation. With this in the news, it is worth revisiting OMB’s delay in releasing nearly $400 million in foreign assistance to Ukraine.