The Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy and Georgetown Law Center for Congressional Studies are partnering to present a live panel on how the innovative approaches used by the January 6 Select Committee will affect future oversight hearings by Congress. The panelists are: Kristin Amerling, Deputy Staff Director and Chief Counsel of the January 6 Committee Reginald Brown, Kirkland & Ellis partner who represented witnesses before the January 6 Committee Lisa Desjardins, PBS NewsHour correspondent who covered the January 6 Committee hearings Professor David Rapallo, Georgetown University Law Center, and former longtime congressional investigator   Hosts: Victoria Nourse, Ralph V.…

On Wednesday, February 8, 2023, from noon to 1:30pm, we are hosting an online panel of legal experts to discuss how federal courts are shaping the ability of Congress to investigate issues and obtain information.  The panel will delve into cases decided from 2021 to 2022, discussing the emerging case law affecting such issues as whether the Speech and Debate clause bars suits challenging congressional subpoenas, Congress' authority to subpoena tax return information, the impact of executive and common law privileges on congressional inquiries, and the rejuvenation of contempt of Congress prosecutions. Panelists: Emily Berman, Professor of Law, Houston University…