Phone Briefing: Current Congressional Oversight Litigation, with Steve Vladeck and Michael Stern

Attorneys Mike Stern and Steve Vladeck discuss a dozen recent and ongoing cases, where they stand, and what they could mean for Congressional oversight.

December 10, 2019

By Stephen Vladeck and Mike Stern

Mazars, Deutsche Bank, McGahn, Kupperman, and more—a remarkable number of active suits hold the possibility of shaping significant new precedent for Congressional oversight.

Attorneys Mike Stern (@mls1776), who served as senior counsel to the House from 1996 to 2004, and Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck), a constitutional law expert and professor at the University of Texas, discuss a dozen recent and ongoing cases, where they stand, and what they could mean for Congressional oversight.

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Stephen Vladeck

Stephen I. Vladeck is a Supreme Court fellow at The Constitution Project at POGO.

Mike Stern

Mike Stern served as senior counsel to the House from 1996 to 2004.

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