Akhil Amar vs. Michael Mukasey re 14th Amendment bar on insurrectionists

 On Jan. 25, Harvard Law School hosted a discussion titled "Trump v. Anderson: Does the Fourteenth Amendment Disqualify Trump from Office?", featuring Akhil Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science, Yale Law School and Michael Mukasey, of counsel to a New York City law firm and former U.S. Attorney General and Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in a conversation moderated by Jeannie Suk Gersen, John H. Watson, Jr. Professor of Law, Harvard Law School. The event was part of the Harvard Law School Rappaport Forum series, established in 2020 to promote and model rigorous, open, and respectful discussion of vital issues facing the world.

Panelists: - Akhil Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science, Yale Law School - Michael Mukasey, of counsel to a New York City law firm and former U.S. Attorney General and Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Moderator: - Jeannie Suk Gersen, John H. Watson, Jr. Professor of Law, Harvard Law School

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