On August 26, 2026, a bipartisan coalition of 25 former national security officials, including CERL Executive Board Member Stuart Gerson, filed an amicus brief in American Historical Association v. Trump before the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The group urged the court to uphold the Presidential Records Act, arguing that to do otherwise would allow presidents to treat vital national security records as personal property, depriving successors of essential information.
Stuart Gerson is former Acting Attorney General of the United States and Founding Member of Checks & Balances. He is also a member of the CERL Executive Board.
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