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“Oversight Riders” – presentation by Professor Stack & Professor Vandenbergh (Vanderbilt Law School) – Levin Center Research Award 2021
WebinarJoin us for Professor Stack's and Professor Vandenbergh's presentation of their award-winning paper "Oversight Riders" (Notre Dame Law Review 2022)! 'Oversight Riders' won the 2021 Levin Center Award for Excellence in Oversight Research, a yearly award by the Levin Center to promote constructive research into oversight by legislative bodies. The Levin Center Award for Excellence […]
‘Oversight Overlooked’ Again? Emerging Research on Legislative Oversight
Zoom WebinarCongress’s oversight function is essential for the healthy functioning of our constitutional system. Yet, despite the importance of oversight, many questions arise in popular discourse about legislative efforts to examine important societal problems. Join us for a conversation with our Oversight Fellows on the issue. The discussion will highlight new research on when, how, and […]
House Rules: Congress and the Attorney-Client Privilege – Levin Center Research Award Winner Presentation
Zoom WebinarJoin the Levin Center on May 16 for the presentation by our 2022 Research Award winner, Professor Dave Rapallo of Georgetown University, to discuss his award-winning paper “House Rules: Congress and the Attorney-Client Privilege”. Professor Rapallo’s paper offers a compelling and timely defense of the right of Congress to determine whether, when, and how to […]
Oversight Fellows’ Presentation – 2022/23
Zoom WebinarJoin our 2022/23 Oversight Fellows on May 30, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. as they present their fellowship research on the institutional and political conditions that influence congressional oversight of presidential appointees and the relationship between congressional oversight activity and committee spending on personnel. Professor Jason MacDonald of West Virginia University will guide the discussion. Presenters: […]
Presentation of the 2023 Levin Center Award for Excellence in Oversight Research
WebinarJoin us on February 26, 2024, at 12:15 p.m. ET as Professor Jason MacDonald presents his award winning paper "The Rise and Fall of Congressional Oversight of the Bureaucracy: The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, 1969-2018." Moderated by our current Levin Center Oversight Fellow, Professor Sean Theriault of the University of Texas at […]