Hans Bader
Counsel for Special Projects

CEI’s Counsel for Special Projects is Hans Bader. Coming to CEI in 2003, Hans’s prior casework has included suits involving the First Amendment, federalism, and civil rights issues. He graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.A. in economics and history, and later earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School. Just before joining CEI, Hans was Senior Counsel at the Center for Individual Rights.




recent op-eds & articles

What’s up with Nation’s 10 Worst Attorneys General?
By Hans Bader, February 14, 2007

The Case Against Racial 'Balancing' Schemes
By Hans Bader, December 7, 2006

Sarbanes-Oxley Accounting Board: An Agency Without Accountability
By Hans Bader, March 7, 2006

Tobacco Ruling Erodes Charter
By Hans Bader, October 1, 2005

Big Tobacco Market Share Is Big Concern for States
By Hans Bader, September 7, 2005

» Read more op-eds & articles.

recent studies

The Nation’s Top Ten Worst State Attorneys General
By Hans Bader, January 23, 2007

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board:
By Hans Bader, October 3, 2005

Spitzer Strains out Grasso While Swallowing Camels
By Hans Bader, July 9, 2004

» Read more studies.

news release

Supreme Court Nominee Alito Good News
By Hans Bader, October 30, 2005

Supreme Court Turns Away Justice Department Demand in Tobacco Lawsuit
By Hans Bader, October 17, 2005

Statement from CEI Counsel Hans Bader on Today’s Ruling in British Columbia v. Imperial Tobacco
By Hans Bader, September 29, 2005

» Read more news releases.

recent citations

Hans Bader on Activist Attorneys General
William & Mary Law Review, Vol. 49, 2007, Apr. 1, 2008

Hans Bader on Activist Attorneys General
U of Cincinnati Public Law Research Paper No. 07-19 , Sep. 1, 2007


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