Michael Conway

former counsel, U.S. House Judiciary Committee

Michael Conway was counsel for the House Judiciary Committee in the impeachment inquiry of President Richard Nixon in 1974. In that role, he assisted in drafting the committee’s final report to the House in support of the three articles of impeachment adopted by the committee. Conway is a graduate of Yale Law School, a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a retired partner of Foley & Lardner LLP in Chicago.


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Michael Conway

1year ago
MS NOW Opinion

Biden has a good idea for fixing the Supreme Court. This is an even better one.

Term limits would get rid of good Supreme Court justices along with the bad ones. Instead, justices should be held accountable with a Senate review.

2years ago
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How the Supreme Court broke its own most important rule

The court’s self-important drive to announce an all-encompassing principle was underscored during oral argument in April. 

2years ago
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Is Michael Cohen a star-crossed star witness?

Trump’s lawyers will have plenty of ammunition with which to impugn Cohen’s credibility.

2years ago
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The Supreme Court is asking the wrong question in Trump’s immunity case

Why the justices’ critical (and telling) insertion of the phrase “conduct alleged to involve official acts” deserves special attention.

2years ago
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The most devastating part of Judge Engoron’s ruling may be yet to come

Trump’s business genius façade is crumbling. And that may be the outcome he feared most.

2years ago
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Jack Smith is fighting Trump’s delays with help from a Nixon-era playbook

Smith’s latest Supreme Court strategy could stop Trump from pushing his Washington trial beyond Election Day.

2years ago
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Trump’s N.Y. tactics echo the ‘Chicago Seven.’ Will Judge Engoron take the bait?

The judge in Trump’s New York fraud trial must ensure an appeals court can’t overturn his decision. And that means not reacting to Team Trump’s provocations.

2years ago
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Trump’s legal woes are bad. His New York civil trial is pure humiliation.

Why Trump’s decision to attend the beginning of the trial is so revealing.

2years ago
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How Scott Hall and his co-defendants brought Watergate energy to Georgia

The similarities to Nixon’s White House Plumbers is just history rhyming.

2years ago
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Trump’s latest indictment risks sparking a virtual mosh pit of criminal cases

The DOJ’s problems are the result of its own sluggish efforts before the appointment of Jack Smith last November.