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.

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.

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
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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 Projectโs Elections 2026 Series
Faculty Directors
Elections & Political Parties

Sep 9, 2026
Introducing the Democracy Projectโs Elections 2026 Series
Faculty Directors
Elections & Political Parties

Sep 9, 2026
Introducing the Democracy Projectโs 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

Jan 27, 2026
"What's Next?" at the NYU Law Democracy Project
Faculty Directors
Congress, The President & The Courts

Jan 27, 2026
"What's Next?" at the NYU Law Democracy Project
Faculty Directors
Congress, The President & The Courts

Sep 30, 2025
The Challenge Facing the Legal Commentariat at the Present Time
Bob Bauer
Congress, The President & The Courts

Sep 30, 2025
The Challenge Facing the Legal Commentariat at the Present Time
Bob Bauer
Congress, The President & The Courts

Sep 30, 2025
The Challenge Facing the Legal Commentariat at the Present Time
Bob Bauer
Congress, The President & The Courts

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

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

Jul 18, 2025
Progressives and the Supreme Court: The Case for Disengagement Is Misguided
Bob Bauer
Congress, The President & The Courts

Jul 18, 2025
Progressives and the Supreme Court: The Case for Disengagement Is Misguided
Bob Bauer
Congress, The President & The Courts

Jul 18, 2025
Progressives and the Supreme Court: The Case for Disengagement Is Misguided
Bob Bauer
Congress, The President & The Courts

Jul 18, 2025
Progressives and the Supreme Court: The Case for Disengagement Is Misguided
Bob Bauer
Congress, The President & The Courts

Jul 17, 2025
Corporate Responsibility and Non-Enforcement of the TikTok Ban
Bob Bauer
Congress, The President & The Courts

Jul 17, 2025
Corporate Responsibility and Non-Enforcement of the TikTok Ban
Bob Bauer
Congress, The President & The Courts

Jul 17, 2025
Corporate Responsibility and Non-Enforcement of the TikTok Ban
Bob Bauer
Congress, The President & The Courts

Jul 17, 2025
Corporate Responsibility and Non-Enforcement of the TikTok Ban
Bob Bauer
Congress, The President & The Courts

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

Feb 25, 2025
Podcast
All In with Chris Hayes - Lawyering in the Trump Administration with Bob Bauer
All In with Chris Hayes

Feb 25, 2025
Podcast
All In with Chris Hayes - Lawyering in the Trump Administration with Bob Bauer
All In with Chris Hayes

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

