Books, Reports, and Papers
Overcoming Trumpery: How to Restore Ethics, the Rule of Law, and Democracy. Edited by Norman Eisen. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2022.
“The Brookings Sanctions Tracker,” Norman Eisen, Aaron Klein, Mario Picon, Robin J. Lewis, Lilly Blumenthal, Scott Johnston, and Charlie Loudon, The Brookings Institution, April 2021.
“Democracy Playbook 2021: 10 Commitments for Advancing Democracy,” Susan Corke, Norman Eisen, Jonathan Katz, Andrew Kenealy, James Lamond, Alina Polyakova, and Torrey Taussig, The Brookings Institution, Governance Studies, December 2021.
“Fulton County, Georgia’s Trump Investigation: An Analysis of the Reported Facts and Applicable Law,” Norman Eisen, Joshua Matz, Donald Ayer, Gwen Keyes Fleming, Colby Galliher, Jason Harrow, and Raymond P. Tolentino, The Brookings Institution, Governance Studies, October 2021.
“Filibuster reform is coming—here’s how: Seven Ideas for Change,” Mel Barnes, Norman Eisen, Jeffrey A. Mandell, and Norman Ornstein, The Brookings Institution, Governance Studies, September 2021.
“New York State’s Trump Investigation: An analysis of the reported facts and applicable law,” Norman Eisen, Donald Ayer, E. Danya Perry, and John R. Cuti, The Brookings Institution, Governance Studies, June 2021.
“If it’s Broke, Fix it: Restoring Federal Government Ethics and Rule of Law,” Norman Eisen, Virginia Canter, Claire Finkelstein, Joseph Foti, Richard Painter, Walter Shaub, and Anne Weismann, The Brookings Institution, February 24, 2021.
“Guide to Counting Electoral College Votes and the January 6, 2021Meeting of Congress,” Joshua Matz, Norman Eisen, and Harmann Singh, Voter Protection Program, January 4, 2021.
A Case for the American People: The United States v. Donald J. Trump. Norman Eisen. New York: Crown, 2020.
“Addressing the other COVID crisis: Corruption,” Aryeh Mellman and Norman Eisen, The Brookings Institution, July 22, 2020.
“The TAP-Plus approach to anti-corruption in the natural resource value chain,” Norman Eisen, Daniel Kaufmann, Nathaniel Heller, J. Preson Whitt, Mario Picon, Victoria Bassetti, and John Hudak, The Brookings Institution, June 2020.
Democracy’s Defenders: U.S. Embassy Prague, the Fall of Communism in Czechoslovakia, and its Aftermath. Edited by Norman Eisen. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2020.
“The Democracy Playbook: Preventing and Reversing Democratic Backsliding,” Norman Eisen, Andrew Kenealy, Susan Corke, Torrey Taussig, and Alina Polyakova, The Brookings Institution, November 2019.
“Congress Should Establish an Alternative Body to Assess the President,” Norman Eisen and Richard Painter. In Bandy Lee (ed.), The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 37 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President - Updated and Expanded with New Essays. New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2019.
“The anatomy of illiberal states: Assessing and responding to democratic decline in Turkey and Central Europe,” Alina Polyakova, Torrey Taussig, Ted Reinert, Kemal Kirişci, Amanda Sloat, James Kirchick, Melissa Hooper, Norman Eisen, and Andrew Kenealy, The Brookings Institution, February 2019.
“Considering collusion: A primer on potential crimes,” Barry H. Berke, Dani R. James, Noah Bookbinder, and Norman Eisen, The Brookings Institution, November 1, 2018.
“A perilous election looms,” Andrew Kenealy, Norman Eisen, and Darrell West, The Brookings Institution, October 22, 2018.
"Unresolved Recusal Issues Require a Pause in the Kavanaugh Hearings," Laurence H. Tribe, Hon. Timothy K. Lewis, and Norman Eisen, The Brookings Institution, September 2018.
"Presidential Obstruction of Justice: The Case of Donald J. Trump: 2nd edition," Barry H. Berke, Noah Bookbinder, and Norman Eisen, The Brookings Institution, August 2018.
"Evidentiary Privileges Can Do Little to Block Trump-Related Investigations," Norman Eisen and Andrew Wright, American Constitution Society, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, June 2018.
“Why President Trump Can’t Pardon His Way Out of the Special Counsel and Cohen Investigations,” Noah Bookbinder, Norman Eisen, Caroline Fredrickson and Conor Shaw, American Constitution Society, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, May 2018.
“Why Limits on Contributions to Super Pacs Should Survive Citizens United,” Albert Alschuler, Laurence Tribe, Norman Eisen and Richard Painter, Fordham Law Review, March 2018.
“The Smear Campaign Against Mueller: Debunking the Nunes Memo and the Other Attacks on the Russia Investigation,” Noah Bookbinder, Norman Eisen, Caroline Fredrickson and Kristin Amerling, American Constitution Society, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, January 2018.
“The Most Unethical Presidency: Year One,” Noah Bookbinder, Norman Eisen, Richard Painter and the staff of CREW, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, January 2018.
“Why Trump Can’t (Easily) Remove Mueller—and What Happens If He Tries,” Noah Bookbinder, Norman Eisen and Caroline Fredrickson, American Constitution Society, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington , December 2017.
“Presidential Obstruction of Justice: The Case of Donald Trump,” Barry H. Berke, Noah Bookbinder and Norman Eisen, The Brookings Institution, October 2017.
"Resolved, American Democracy Needs Less Sunshine and More Closed-Door Negotiations: Con," Gary D. Bass, Danielle Brian and Norman Eisen, in Debating Reform: Conflicting Perspectives on How to Fix the American Political System, Third Edition, eds. Richard J. Ellis and Michael Nelson (Los Angeles, CA: Sage Press, 2017).
“The Emoluments Clause: Its Text, Meaning, and Application to Donald J. Trump,” Norman Eisen, Richard Painter and Laurence H. Tribe, The Brookings Institution, December 2016.
“The Impact of Open Government: Assessing the Evidence,” Vanessa Williamson and Norman Eisen, The Brookings Institution, December 2016.
“American Prosperity Project: A Nonpartisan Framework for Longterm Investment,” The Aspen Institute (signatory and co-author with working group), December 2016.
“Short-Termism, Perverse Management Incentives and Poor Productivity,” Norman Eisen and Andrew Smithers, Aspen Institute Call for Ideas Regarding Curbing Short-Termism, October 2015.
“Why Critics of Transparency are Wrong,” Gary D. Bass, Danielle Brian and Norman Eisen, The Brookings Institution, November 2014.