Speeches & Testimony
I have collected here my prior speeches and testimony and related documents and media coverage.
Massachusetts Bar Association Annual Dinner, Calling All Lawyers. This Is Our Moment. (May 7, 2026)
Akron Law School, Beyond the Sentence: Expanding Pathways Post-Conviction Relief (Apr. 10, 2026)
Stanford Law School, Deborah L. Rhode Center & Neukom Center, Principles Under Pressure: Former DOJ Lawyers on Power, Ethics, and Democracy (Apr. 2, 2026)
University of Virginia, Miller Center, The Presidential Pardon (Feb. 13, 2026)
American Public Square, Public Defender: A Screening and Discussion (Jan. 21, 2026)
2025 Bodiker Lecture: Public Defenders Will Save Us, Ohio State University (Oct. 23, 2025)
Cardozo School of Law, Liz Oyer Presented with the Jacob Burns Center Award for Professional Courage (Sept. 9, 2025)
Principles First + Protect Democracy: Standing Up for the Courts and the Rule of Law (July 10, 2025)
Federal Bar Council, Clemency: Pardons and Commutations (June 17, 2025)
RFK Human Rights Awards Ceremony (June 5, 2025)
Presentation of Award and Acceptance Speech:
Related Materials:
My post reflecting on the day.
April 7, 2025 Bicameral Hearing—Restoring Accountability: Exposing Trump’s Attacks on the Rule of Law
Video:
Related Materials:
April 4, 2025 letter sent to Liz Oyer by DOJ (originally to be delivered by armed Special Deputy U.S. Marshals)
April 7, 2025 letter sent by Michael Bromwich on behalf of Liz Oyer in response to DOJ’s letter
Selected Media Coverage:
Devlin Barrett, Justice Dept. Raises Executive Privilege to Try to Muzzle Fired Pardon Attorney, N.Y. Times, Apr. 7, 2025
Fired Pardon Attorney Says DOJ Tried to Muzzle Testimony, The Source with Kaitlan Collins, CNN, Apr. 7, 2025
Fired Pardon Attorney Testifies Despite Intimidation Tactics by Trump DOJ, Inside with Jen Psaki, MSNBC, Apr. 7, 2025
Fired DOJ Lawyer: I will not be bullied into concealing ongoing corruption & abuse of power at the DOJ, MSNBC Prime, Apr. 7, 2025
Andy Borowitz, Today, These Americans Stood Up to Trump, The Borowitz Report, Apr. 7, 2025