Exposing Disinformation: A Luncheon with Barbara McQuade

Please join the Administration of Justice Subcommittee for an exclusive luncheon and book talk with Barbara McQuade, the acclaimed legal analyst for MSNBC and NBC News, as she delves into her powerful new book, Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America. With her insights as a professor at the University of Michigan Law School and a former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, McQuade will explore the impact of disinformation, especially in light of the upcoming high-stakes 2024 U.S. presidential election. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with one of the foremost voices on legal and political issues of our time. Secure your seat today and gain critical understanding on the challenges facing our democracy. Brian Boyle, chair of the Administration of Justice Committee, will moderate the discussion.

Books will be available for purchase and signing, offering guests an opportunity to engage with a New York Times bestselling author.

Advance registration is required.

Cost: $44.00 | Dress Code: Smart Casual

Barbara L. McQuade, BA ’87, JD ’91, is a professor from practice at Michigan Law. Her interests include criminal law, criminal procedure, national security, data privacy, and civil rights. From 2010 to 2017, McQuade served as the US attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. Appointed by President Barack Obama, she was the first woman to serve in her position.

McQuade also served as vice chair of the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee and co-chaired its Terrorism and National Security Subcommittee. As US attorney, she oversaw cases involving public corruption, terrorism, corporate fraud, theft of trade secrets, civil rights, and health care fraud, among others. She also serves as a legal analyst for NBC News and MSNBC. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, Foreign Policy, Lawfare, Just Security, Slate, and National Public Radio, and she has been quoted in The New York Times, Time, Newsweek, Politico, and other publications.

Before becoming US attorney, McQuade was an assistant US attorney in Detroit for 12 years, serving as deputy chief of the National Security Unit, where she handled cases involving terrorism financing, export violations, threats, and foreign agents. She began her career practicing law at the firm of Butzel Long in Detroit. She previously taught at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.

McQuade has been recognized by the Detroit Free Press with the Neal Shine Award for Exemplary Regional Leadership, The Detroit News with the Michiganian of the Year Award, Crain’s Detroit Business as a Newsmaker of the Year and one of Detroit’s Most Influential Women, the Detroit Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and Arab American Civil Rights League with their Tribute to Justice Award, and the Council on Legal Education Opportunity with its Diversity Award.

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