Levin Center at Work
We offer a wide range of programs from training for lawmakers, to fellowships for scholars, and internships for students. We also create content on a variety of topics related to oversight. Find out more about the Levin Center at work.
Recent News
New Event Recording Online
For our democratic system to work, public and private institutions, public officials, and citizens need to value facts and truthfulness. But recent years have witnessed mass disagreements over what is
Read Jen Selin’s Article in The Conversation
Read Jen Selin’s article for The Conversation entitled “Enforcing unprecedented subpoenas for GOP lawmakers turns on complex legal precedent going back centuries” published on May 13, 2022. Enforcing unprecedented subpoenas
2022 Congressional Interns Announced
The Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy has selected three law students to serve as legal interns in congressional committee offices in Washington, D.C. this summer. Internships recipients are: Kawkab
Levin Center Announces New Name.
We are pleased to announce today that to more accurately define and better promote our mission, the Levin Center at Wayne Law will now be known as the Carl Levin
New Event Recording Online!
Watch the recording of our event “Best Practices in Election Audits” co-sponsored by the Levin Center at Wayne Law and Wayne Law’s Voting Rights and Election Law Student Society. Panelists:
New Op-Ed in the Detroit Free Press
Read Jim Townsend and Ken Sikkema’s op-ed in the Detroit Free Press entitled “Ex-lawmakers: Legislative oversight is too important to leave to one party” published on April 13, 2022.
Infrastructure Oversight – Symposium Recording Now Online
The Wayne Law Review and the Levin Center at Wayne Law held this year’s oversight symposium on March 25, 2022 entitled: “Oversight, Infrastructure, and Federalism: Ensuring Transparency, Accountability, and Effectiveness
Spring 2022 Newsletter Released
Since our last newsletter edition in September 2021, we have seen wonderful developments for the center and for our activities and programs. We welcomed Jennifer Selin as our new co-director
Oversight Matters Podcast
Oversight Matters is a close-up look at important oversight and investigations by both state legislatures and Congress and the people behind them. You will hear personal stories and learn how legislators and their staff uncover waste, fraud, and abuse in government programs as well as the facts behind important public policy reforms. Listen in!
Events
We host regular events both virtually and in-person on important oversight and public policy topics of the day. We bring together lawmakers, scholars, policy experts, activists, community organizers, journalists, and attorneys to discuss issues such as oversight of disaster responses, criminal justice reforms, oversight of government contracts, or how oversight can be conducted in the digital marketplace. Join us!
Congressional & State Testimony
We are privileged to be called upon by Congress and state legislatures across the country to testify in committee hearings or provide written testimonies and expert opinions. Most testimonies are available to watch in full or you can download our submitted remarks.
Awards
Every year, we award two prizes to scholars and lawmakers who have distinguished themselves through their oversight work. Our research award recognizes an outstanding oversight paper, while our Carl Levin Award honors a bipartisan team of lawmakers for their oversight efforts.
