Professor Stanley Brand quoted in Washington Post article on Dr. Anthony Fauci

It explored the potential of a Justice Department case against Fauci

Stan Brand

Stanley Brand

CARLISLE, PA—The Washington Post quoted Professor Stanley Brand in an article published on August 7, 2026, about pressures facing the Justice Department as it weighs bringing Dr. Anthony Fauci before a grand jury for contempt of Congress.

Brand discussed the potential hurdles in such a case: “Brand said bypassing the full Senate and sending it from the committee vote on to the Justice Department is ‘like flushing it down the toilet.’”

You can read the story, “Why a prosecution of Anthony Fauci could face challenges in court,” by clicking here.


Professor Stanley M. Brand is the On-site Director of Dickinson Law’s Semester-in-Washington D.C. Program. With over thirty years of experience, Professor Brand offers students a particularly sharp insight into federal regulatory and legislative practice in Washington, D.C. He is the former General Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives and chief legal officer responsible for representing the House, its members, officers, and employees in connection with legal procedures and challenges to the conduct of their official activities; former Senior Counsel in Akin Gump’s litigation practice in Washington, D.C.; and Vice President, National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (the governing body of minor league baseball). He is a co-author, with Professor Lance Cole, of a casebook on Congressional Investigations. With over thirty years of experience, Professor Brand offers students a particularly sharp insight into federal regulatory and legislative practice in Washington, D.C.