Law’s Cassandra Burke Robertson says government agreements require formal changes as informal assurances are not reliable

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The Washington Post: Cassandra Burke Robertson, the John Deaver Drinko - BakerHostetler Professor of Law, said the government is held to a higher standard than private parties, meaning changes to legal agreements should be made formally through the litigation process. She said informal, out-of-court assurances generally are not enforceable against the government.