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September 2026

Advertising the President on the Taxpayer’s Dime
Quick thoughts on the legal questions implicated by the recent ads aggrandizing President Trump
 • Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith
11:01
The Illegality of Trump’s Taxpayer-Funded “Public Service Announcements”
Any consequences will likely depend on Congress
 • Bob Bauer
The Challenges for Legal Commentary in the Last Weeks Before Election Day
On one side of the challenge is informing the public; on the other is avoiding undue and damaging alarmism.
 • Bob Bauer
Donald Trump’s Drive for Unimpeded Control of the Administration “Message”
It includes both banning news organizations from the White House and casting aside limits on the Attorney General and other senior officials’ partisan…
 • Bob Bauer
Is Trump Media’s Early-Access Feed Lawful?
Why a 50-millisecond jump on the president’s posts may implicate insider trading laws
 • Jack Goldsmith
15:52
SCOTUS Leaves the Ballot-Mail Rule Blocked
Quick thoughts from Bob on last night’s emergency order
 • Bob Bauer
5:28
The 25th Anniversary of the 2001 AUMF
It’s not terribly important today
 • Jack Goldsmith
In Missouri, A Judicial Response to Politicized Election Administration
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 • Bob Bauer
Republican Pushback on the Administration's Election Program
Quick thoughts on Missouri, Wyoming, and a recent amicus from 38 election officials.
 • Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith
11:45
Eleventh-Hour Executive Branch Interventions in the Midterms
There will likely be more, and the Supreme Court faces critical choices.
 • Bob Bauer

August 2026

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