Expertise
The Supreme Court; Federal courts; the Justice Department; Federal law; Judicial nominations and confirmations; and the Legal architecture of the War on Terror
Background
Current Positions
Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, The Brookings Institution; Contributing Editor, The Atlantic Monthly
Past Positions
Columnist, The New Republic Online; Editorial Writer, The Washington Post; Reporter and News Editor, Legal Times
Education
Oberlin College, 1990
"Congress and the executive branch -- whether the Bush administration or its successor -- desperately need to enact a comprehensive legislative solution to the problem of detentions in the war against terrorism."