Jack Goldsmith

Professor of Law at Harvard University

Jack Goldsmith is Learned Hand Professor of Law at Harvard University. He is the author, most recently, of "After Trump: Reconstructing the Presidency" and "In Hoffa’s Shadow: A Stepfather, A Disappearance in Detroit, and My Search for the Truth," as well as of other books and articles on many topics related to presidential power, terrorism, national security, international law, and internet law. Before coming to Harvard, Goldsmith served as Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, from October 2003 through July 2004, and Special Counsel to the General Counsel to the Department of Defense from September 2002 through June 2003.

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