Our Team

Bob Bauer

Bauer is a founding Faculty Director of the Democracy Project, Professor of Practice, and Distinguished Scholar in Residence at NYU School of Law. He is a leading expert on executive power and co-author of "After Trump: Reconstructing the Presidency" and co-founder of a Substack devoted to executive power issues, "Executive Functions." Bauer served as White House Counsel from 2009 to 2011.

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Our Team

Bob Bauer

Bauer is a founding Faculty Director of the Democracy Project, Professor of Practice, and Distinguished Scholar in Residence at NYU School of Law. He is a leading expert on executive power and co-author of "After Trump: Reconstructing the Presidency" and co-founder of a Substack devoted to executive power issues, "Executive Functions." Bauer served as White House Counsel from 2009 to 2011.

Bob Bauer headshot

Our Team

Bob Bauer

Bauer is a founding Faculty Director of the Democracy Project, Professor of Practice, and Distinguished Scholar in Residence at NYU School of Law. He is a leading expert on executive power and co-author of "After Trump: Reconstructing the Presidency" and co-founder of a Substack devoted to executive power issues, "Executive Functions." Bauer served as White House Counsel from 2009 to 2011.

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Bob Bauer

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Nov 4, 2026

PODCAST: Reflections on the 2026 Elections โ€” What We Learned

Faculty Directors

Elections & Political Parties

Nov 4, 2026

PODCAST: Reflections on the 2026 Elections โ€” What We Learned

Faculty Directors

Elections & Political Parties

Nov 4, 2026

PODCAST: Reflections on the 2026 Elections โ€” What We Learned

Faculty Directors

Elections & Political Parties

Nov 4, 2026

PODCAST: Reflections on the 2026 Elections โ€” What We Learned

Faculty Directors

Elections & Political Parties

Sep 9, 2026

Introducing the Democracy Projectโ€™s Elections 2026 Series

Faculty Directors

Elections & Political Parties

Sep 9, 2026

Introducing the Democracy Projectโ€™s Elections 2026 Series

Faculty Directors

Elections & Political Parties

Sep 9, 2026

Introducing the Democracy Projectโ€™s Elections 2026 Series

Faculty Directors

Elections & Political Parties

Jan 27, 2026

"What's Next?" at the NYU Law Democracy Project

Faculty Directors

Congress, The President & The Courts

crossroads

Jan 27, 2026

"What's Next?" at the NYU Law Democracy Project

Faculty Directors

Congress, The President & The Courts

crossroads

Jan 27, 2026

"What's Next?" at the NYU Law Democracy Project

Faculty Directors

Congress, The President & The Courts

crossroads

Sep 30, 2025

The Challenge Facing the Legal Commentariat at the Present Time

Bob Bauer

Congress, The President & The Courts

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Sep 30, 2025

The Challenge Facing the Legal Commentariat at the Present Time

Bob Bauer

Congress, The President & The Courts

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Sep 30, 2025

The Challenge Facing the Legal Commentariat at the Present Time

Bob Bauer

Congress, The President & The Courts

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Sep 9, 2025

Introducing the NYU Law Democracy Project

Faculty Directors

Congress, The President & The Courts

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Sep 9, 2025

Introducing the NYU Law Democracy Project

Faculty Directors

Congress, The President & The Courts

Sep 9, 2025

Introducing the NYU Law Democracy Project

Faculty Directors

Congress, The President & The Courts

congressional dome wide

Sep 9, 2025

Introducing the NYU Law Democracy Project

Faculty Directors

Congress, The President & The Courts

congressional dome wide

Jul 18, 2025

Progressives and the Supreme Court: The Case for Disengagement Is Misguided

Bob Bauer

Congress, The President & The Courts

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Jul 18, 2025

Progressives and the Supreme Court: The Case for Disengagement Is Misguided

Bob Bauer

Congress, The President & The Courts

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Jul 18, 2025

Progressives and the Supreme Court: The Case for Disengagement Is Misguided

Bob Bauer

Congress, The President & The Courts

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Jul 18, 2025

Progressives and the Supreme Court: The Case for Disengagement Is Misguided

Bob Bauer

Congress, The President & The Courts

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Jul 17, 2025

Corporate Responsibility and Non-Enforcement of the TikTok Ban

Bob Bauer

Congress, The President & The Courts

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Jul 17, 2025

Corporate Responsibility and Non-Enforcement of the TikTok Ban

Bob Bauer

Congress, The President & The Courts

Court building

Jul 17, 2025

Corporate Responsibility and Non-Enforcement of the TikTok Ban

Bob Bauer

Congress, The President & The Courts

Court building

Jul 17, 2025

Corporate Responsibility and Non-Enforcement of the TikTok Ban

Bob Bauer

Congress, The President & The Courts

Court building

Bob Bauer

Featuring

Feb 25, 2025

Podcast

All In with Chris Hayes - Lawyering in the Trump Administration with Bob Bauer

All In with Chris Hayes

Chris Hayes All In

Feb 25, 2025

Podcast

All In with Chris Hayes - Lawyering in the Trump Administration with Bob Bauer

All In with Chris Hayes

Chris Hayes All In

Feb 25, 2025

Podcast

All In with Chris Hayes - Lawyering in the Trump Administration with Bob Bauer

All In with Chris Hayes

Chris Hayes All In

Sep 19, 2025

Podcast

Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast with Bob Bauer

Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast

Sep 19, 2025

Podcast

Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast with Bob Bauer

Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast

Sep 19, 2025

Podcast

Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast with Bob Bauer

Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast

Aug 26, 2026

Podcast

Early Returns: Bob Bauer - A White House Counsel Explains Where Law Ends and Politics Begins

Early Returns - Law and Politics with Jan Baran

Aug 26, 2026

Podcast

Early Returns: Bob Bauer - A White House Counsel Explains Where Law Ends and Politics Begins

Early Returns - Law and Politics with Jan Baran

Aug 26, 2026

Podcast

Early Returns: Bob Bauer - A White House Counsel Explains Where Law Ends and Politics Begins

Early Returns - Law and Politics with Jan Baran

Oct 2, 2026

Podcast

Ceasefire: Voting Rights Legal Battles & Midterm Election Politics with Bob Bauer, Ben Ginsberg

Ceasefire

Oct 2, 2026

Podcast

Ceasefire: Voting Rights Legal Battles & Midterm Election Politics with Bob Bauer, Ben Ginsberg

Ceasefire

Oct 2, 2026

Podcast

Ceasefire: Voting Rights Legal Battles & Midterm Election Politics with Bob Bauer, Ben Ginsberg

Ceasefire