Ford School Professor Sam Bagenstos tells The New York Times that the unprecedented fund for Justice Department "victims" could be hard to challenge in court.
Over spring break, annual policy study trips took undergrads to Brussels for the BA Global Engagement Seminar (above) and graduate students to Colombia for the International Policy in Practice seminar (below).
From arguing cases for the Justice Department to investigating why expanded social benefits were rolled back, Samuel Bagenstos explores the intersection of law, policy, and public service
Ford School professor Sam Bagenstos testified before a Michigan Senate panel examining the state's same-sex marriage ban, which is still on the books despite the Supreme Court's 2015 ruling.
Over 80 undergraduate and graduate students traveled to Washington, DC, for the Ford School's annual Career Exploration Days, bringing together current and future generations of policymakers for lively conversations about the policy landscape and pro...
The Trump administration has struggled to appoint and confirm a new CDC director following the firing of formerly appointed Susan Monarez. The Ford School's Sam Bagenstos shares what he thinks this will mean for the vacant position.
Samuel Bagenstos, Arlene Susan Kohn Professor of Social Policy at the Ford School and Frank G. Millard Professor of Law at the Michigan Law School, will receive the President’s Award for Public Impact
The Ford School's Samuel Bagenstos presented the Arlene Susan Kohn Professor of Social Policy Lecture lecture, which focused on the retrenchment of recognition and support for the disabled community in policies across healthcare and education.
Ford School Professors Sam Bagenstos and Don Moynihan have signed a friend-of-the-court brief in a case before the Supreme Court related to the firing of public servants from independent federal boards.
“The crucial point here is that the Trump administration is choosing to violate the law and choosing not to spend money it has available to it to pay for food for poor people,“ said Sam Bagenstos told MSNBC. Bagenstos said the Trump administration is...
“All that would have to happen is for some state to purchase a whole bunch of vaccines,” Bagenstos says, “then have the state’s chief health officer prescribe the vaccine to anyone who wants them—and then provide the vaccines out of the state’s own s...
As many federal research grants have been repealed under the Trump Administration, the Supreme Court has designated a filing process for legal challenges. Following the 5 to 4 Supreme Court ruling, legal disputes over federal grant terminations shoul...
Opening investigations into gender-affirming care sends a message that this administration will "investigate or otherwise harass providers of gender-affirming care, even when that provision is legal in the states where they operate," said Sam Bagenst...
"We are living through a massive assault on basic premises of our constitutional system" said Ford School Professor Samuel Bagenstos, in a question-and-answer article for The New Yorker magazine. He said, "I really hate the significance that’s being ...
The Trump administration has recently come out against Columbia University with threats to impose massive funding cuts if the institution does not comply with the administration's demands. President Trump has urged Columbia to take stronger action ag...
The Ford School's Sam Bagenstos commented on a recent initiative from President Trump to shut down a half dozen regional offices at the Department of Health and Human Services. Bagenstos told HuffPost “When hospitals go bankrupt, it’s the regional at...
“The Michigan Supreme Court enforced a basic democratic principle — that the people have a reserved power to vote on an initiative that qualifies for the ballot if the Legislature will not let it go into effect,” the Ford School's Sam Bagenstos remin...
The Trump administration initiated a plan to cut federal funding for the National Institute of Health by billions of dollars. The funding cut for biomedical research was perceived as widely unpopular by federal judges and members of Congress. Samuel ...
Professor at the Ford School and former General Counsel to the Office of Management and Budget, Samuel Bagenstos said the president "withholding certain funding — including for green energy projects and foreign aid" is not supported by "proper reason...
With Trump's nomination for Robert F Kennedy Jr. to run the Department of Health and Human Services, many worry the drug used for medicated abortions is on the chopping block. “Under the statute that governs drug approvals, FDA is required to follow ...
Returning Ford School Professor Sam Bagenstos, Arlene Susan Kohn Professor of Social Policy, is uniquely qualified to comment on the Trump administration’s attempt to halt all federal spending, having just spent four years in Washington, first as gen...
Six years ago, Harold and Carol Kohn approached the Ford School with a vision. Their goal was to help build a vibrant research community dedicated to promoting social equity and inclusion. Today, the Kohn Collaborative for Social Policy is poised to ...
This fall the Ford School welcomes a terrific group of new faculty members and visitors who will strengthen the connections between student education, rigorous academic research, and real-world policy impact.
Sam Bagenstos has been appointed the ...
The Regents of the University of Michigan have approved the appointment of Sam Bagenstos as the inaugural Arlene Susan Kohn Professor of Social Policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Professor Bagenstos, who is currently on leave from ...
