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Bob Bauer Jack Goldsmith
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The Lessons of the Electoral Count Reform Act: Next Steps in Reform
The Electoral Count Reform Act (ECRA), which President Biden signed into law on Dec. 29, 2022, is nothing short of a miracle in the annals…
Inspector General Reform in the NDAA
The National Defense Authorization Act, which President Biden signed into law today, contains important reforms to protect inspectors general from opportunistic removal and replacement by…
Correcting Misconceptions About the Electoral Count Reform Act
The Electoral Count Reform Act (ECRA) recently introduced by a bipartisan group of senators is an exceptionally promising development in our polarized era. It has…
Principles for Electoral Count Act Reform
For the last several months, at the invitation of the leadership of the American Law Institute, a group whose 10 members span a range of…
The Way Forward on Congressional Subpoena Reform
The House of Representatives will soon vote on the Protecting Our Democracy Act (PODA), a bill that includes many vital reforms of the presidency. A…
Inspector General Reform on the Table
At the top of the list of those responsible for executive branch accountability in the 21st century are the statutory inspectors general that now populate…