The special-counsel regulations were drafted at a unique historical moment. We were approaching the end of President Bill Clinton's second term, and… — Neal Katyal Copy Share Image
The joy of great fiction is that it transports the reader to another world, where new characters live in otherwise unimaginable ways.… — Neal Katyal Another world Copy Share Image
I didn't go to fancy schools or come from money or from a family that valued law or public speaking in any… — Neal Katyal Education Copy Share Image
My parents wanted to keep me away from girls, so they sent me to a Catholic boy's school, the Loyola Academy in… — Neal Katyal Catholic Copy Share Image
No one wants a president to be guilty of obstruction of justice. The only thing worse than that is a guilty president… — Neal Katyal Guilty Copy Share Image
I think there is a role for courts in a variety of areas, but the notion that we can allow a federal… — Neal Katyal Constitution Copy Share Image
Our founders recognized that 'men were not angels' and that checks and balances in government were critical to avoid threats to the… — Neal Katyal Copy Share Image
When it comes to investigating a president, the special counsel regulations I had the privilege of drafting in 1998-99 say that such… — Neal Katyal Congress Copy Share Image
If Barr wants to keep defending Trump, he should take a page from one of his predecessors, Henry Stanbery, who stepped down… — Neal Katyal Copy Share Image
Traditionally, in America, we have accountability as kind of a key feature of each branch of government in some way. So, you… — Neal Katyal Accountability Copy Share Image
Merrick Garland was the most qualified nominee, not just in our lifetimes but perhaps in the history of the United States Supreme… — Neal Katyal Constitution Copy Share Image
The idea that the special counsel regulations, which were written to provide the public with confidence against a coverup, would empower an… — Neal Katyal Copy Share Image
Trump and Barr both insist that he has been cleared, but that's not what more than 1,000 former federal prosecutors who read… — Neal Katyal Copy Share Image
Independence sounds good in theory, but in practice, it is mutually exclusive with accountability. The more independence you give a prosecutor, the… — Neal Katyal Accountability Copy Share Image
No responsible scholar who thinks a sitting president cannot be indicted also thinks an attorney general can try to truncate a process… — Neal Katyal Copy Share Image
President Trump has criticized the Mueller investigation, fired Jim Comey, savagely attacked the FBI, and repeatedly suggested the Russia campaign influence in… — Neal Katyal Copy Share Image
Appellate advocacy, particularly at the Supreme Court, is really intimate. I mean, you're just a few feet away from the Chief Justice.… — Neal Katyal Constitution Copy Share Image
Every time a president invokes executive privilege, there are three relevant audiences he has to think about: the courts, Congress, and the… — Neal Katyal Congress Copy Share Image
Institutionalizing dissent in our agencies moves us toward a healthier democracy and helps fulfill our founders' vision. — Neal Katyal Democracy Copy Share Image
The Supreme Court has been very clear: when it comes to religious discrimination, you can take intent into consideration. — Neal Katyal Court Copy Share Image
Americans can tolerate some secrecy, particularly when it is rooted in protection of the public's interests. But when the claims appear to… — Neal Katyal Copy Share Image
In our Constitution, our bedrock principle, you know - indeed, what the nation was founded on - is an idea of freedom… — Neal Katyal Constitution Copy Share Image
The hospital room of a cabinet official is exactly the type of target ripe for surveillance by a foreign power. — Neal Katyal Copy Share Image
Justice Scalia was usually particularly challenging to me at oral argument, but I so respected his intellect and commitment to the pursuit… — Neal Katyal Argument Copy Share Image
Firing the prosecutor who's about to get you or your campaign is kind of quintessential obstruction of justice. — Neal Katyal Copy Share Image
I said that my parents had come from India. They thought America was a place where people were treated equally, and their… — Neal Katyal Amazing Copy Share Image
I don't think that the Supreme Court really takes cases with kind of a theme in mind. They get about 10,000 requests… — Neal Katyal Copy Share Image
I think that the terms of the Affordable Care Act do give the states a fair amount of wiggle room and to… — Neal Katyal Copy Share Image
Even though Mr. Trump can give his campaign as much of his own money as he wants to, he can't ask other… — Neal Katyal Election Copy Share Image
If I got my hands on the Mueller report, the thing I'd want to see is what are the reasons why Barr… — Neal Katyal Facts Copy Share Image
I have no doubt that if confirmed, Judge Gorsuch would help to restore confidence in the rule of law. His years on… — Neal Katyal American people Copy Share Image
The Mueller report is a long subtweet of the Barr memo and demolishes it and says that is absolutely wrong, and fundamentally,… — Neal Katyal Country Copy Share Image
I can tell you that standard D.O.J. protocol is that you let official acts speak for themselves. You don't go and spin… — Neal Katyal Action Copy Share Image
I think probably, you know, from my perspective, the folks who say a sitting president cannot be indicted have the better of… — Neal Katyal Copy Share Image
Everything having to do with President Trump and Russia, whether it is Mr. Trump's demand for an investigation into the investigation by… — Neal Katyal Copy Share Image
I've been in two different administrations, and I would say, particularly, President Obama was really careful to make sure that he wouldn't… — Neal Katyal Being Copy Share Image
I don't think the fact that something occurs in public or in private matters at all to obstruction of justice. I mean,… — Neal Katyal Justice Copy Share Image
Our constitutional system is defined by a balance between the public's need for transparency and the government's need to have a zone… — Neal Katyal Balance Copy Share Image
Executive branch rules require sensitive classified information to be discussed in specialized facilities that are designed to guard against the possibility that… — Neal Katyal Being Copy Share Image
Some commentators have attacked the special counsel regulations as giving the attorney general the power to close a case against the president,… — Neal Katyal Copy Share Image
