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The Comey Indictment
Lindsey Halligan's case
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Bob Bauer
 and 
Jack Goldsmith
25:18
The Comey Indictment and its Aftermath
New strategies are needed to defend against the systematic politicization of federal law enforcement.
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Bob Bauer
Is Donald Trump a Reconstructive President?
When presidents push back against the courts
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Jack Goldsmith
43:19
Presidential Pretext and the Supreme Court
How much will the actual reasons for the Cook firing matter?
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Bob Bauer
How Should a DOJ Political Appointee Think About a Trump-Weaponized DOJ?
Reflections on the Ethics of Service
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Jack Goldsmith
A Disagreement about the Tariff Case and the Major Questions Doctrine
A response to Jack Goldsmith
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Bob Bauer
The Tariff Case and the Major Questions Doctrine
Trump has strong legal arguments but more than law is at stake
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Jack Goldsmith
Fateful Lawyering in the Trump Administration
The White House Counsel and the Military Strike on the Venezuelan Speedboat
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Jack Goldsmith
36:27
Cooking Up a Firing at the Fed
The courts should police the weaponizing of the removal power.
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Bob Bauer

August 2025

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