Michael J. Gerhardt is Burton Craige Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of North Carolina Law School and author of six books, including The Forgotten Presidents: Their Untold Constitutional Legacy, which The Financial Times selected as one of the best non-fiction books of 2013.
"""A sharp, informed treatment of impeachment, for experts and newcomers alike, incorporating what has been learned as a result of recent events, and with a detailed discussion of the Trump impeachment and associated events.""--Cass R. Sunstein, Robert Walmsley University Professor, Harvard University ""An accessible and insightful tour through American presidential impeachments by the foremost scholar in the field. On a topic that stirs up political passions, Michael Gerhardt provides sober judgement.""--Keith Whittington, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Politics, Princeton University ""Gerhardt, a nationally recognized expert on this topic, is the exact scholar needed to write this concise and accessible guide to all things impeachment. This will certainly be the new definitive text on the subject.""--Lori Cox Han, Professor of Political Science, Chapman University ""A well-informed look at a crucial safeguard against the abuse of power.""-- ""Kirkus Reviews"""