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24 Aug 2019, 6:30 am
(Center for History and Economics, Harvard University)Moderators: Elizabeth Lhost, Dartmouth College (elizabeth.d.lhost@dartmouth.edu) and Emma Rothschild, Harvard University (rothsch@fas.harvard.edu)Convener: Kalyani Ramnath, Harvard University (kalyaniramnath@fas.harvard.edu)Debjani Bhattacharya, Drexel University (db893@drexel.edu) South Asia 1Julia Stephens, Rutgers University (julia.stephens@rutgers.edu) South Asia 2Tatiana Seijas, Rutgers University… [read post]
21 Aug 2019, 1:09 pm
Citizens, 1919-1924Conveners: Kenneth Mack, Harvard Law School (kmack@law.harvard.edu) Laurie Wood, Florida State University (lmwood@fsu.edu) Jacqueline Briggs, University of Toronto (jacq.briggs@utoronto.ca)John Wertheimer, Davidson College (jowertheimer@davidson.eduLaw and Empire in the Sino-Asian Context (Harvard Law School / TBD)12:00 PM – 4:30 PMLegal History and the Persistent Power of State and Local Governments (Cambridge Room)Moderators: Brooke… [read post]
14 May 2019, 7:29 am
In 1910, William Howard Taft, a Republican, nominated two Democrats to the court. [read post]
31 Jan 2019, 9:30 pm
She taught at Hobart and William Smith Colleges from 2011-16 and has been a member of the History department at Johns Hopkins since 2016. [read post]
26 Feb 2018, 6:00 am
Two panel discussions—on capabilities and regional threats respectively—and a keynote presentation from William Thornberry, chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services, will follow the introduction. [read post]
26 Jul 2017, 9:17 am
Securing the Homeland in the Post-Post 9/11 EraJohn Kelly, Secretary of Homeland Security Moderator: Pete Williams, Justice Correspondent, NBC News No Room for Error: Advising the President on Homeland Security and CounterterrorismThomas Bossert, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Moderator: David Sanger, Chief Washington Correspondent, The New York Times One Off or Turning Point: The Airstrike in SyriaJane Harman, President,… [read post]
26 Jul 2017, 6:13 am
One of my favorite public intellectuals (writer, lecturer …) on the Left, whose worldview I would characterize, broadly, as exemplifying “spiritual humanism,” recently wrote in response to a comment at his blog, that “there are major problems with the notion of group rights, the belief in which is probably stronger now than it was 30 years ago. [read post]
21 Nov 2016, 11:30 am
On October 17, 2016, Congressmen William Thornberry, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Devin Nunes, Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, sent a letter to President Obama outlining their “urgent concern about the failure of your Administration to confront Russia’s violation of the [INFT]. [read post]
13 Jul 2016, 5:00 am
As noted previously, I'm publishing a few discussion notes from the forthcoming supplement to the Brest Levinson casebook, which I prepare every summer following the end of the Supreme Court Term.This year I decided to write a short note for students taking them through the issues in the controversy over the appointment of Justice Scalia's successor. [read post]
23 Jun 2016, 7:25 am
Dan had come to prominence after Labour politician Emily Thornberry tweeted a photo of his home bedecked with England flags – she was savaged by many sections of the press for being out of touch with popular sentiment. [read post]
9 Mar 2016, 8:10 am
Fortas ended up withdrawing his nomination a month before the presidential election, and the Senate never voted on Thornberry’s nomination. [read post]
17 Feb 2016, 7:44 am
Because Fortas was filibustered, Thornberry’s nomination was never considered, and the next president (Richard Nixon) nominated Warren’s replacement. [read post]
13 Feb 2016, 8:55 pm
With the Senate already adjourned, Eisenhower made a recess appointment of William J. [read post]
13 Feb 2016, 6:55 pm
Speaking of Abe Fortas, the last time there was a Supreme Court nomination in a presidential election year was 1968, when President Johnson nominated then-associate justice Fortas to succeed Chief Justice Earl Warren and nominated Homer Thornberry to replace Fortas as an associate justice. [read post]
24 Oct 2015, 5:32 am
Ben shared the discussion between John McCain and Mac Thornberry concerning the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act at a Brookings event earlier this week. [read post]
22 Oct 2014, 3:56 am
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16 Moderated Dialogue with Admiral William McRaven (ret.) [read post]
16 Oct 2014, 1:50 pm
Mac Thornberry and Michael McCaul. [read post]
29 May 2014, 10:59 am
Mac Thornberry, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. [read post]
20 Apr 2014, 9:00 pm
” Representative Mac Thornberry (R-Tex.) and Representative Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) will be featured speakers at the event. [read post]
22 Jun 2013, 7:02 am
We are very pleased to announce Lawfare‘s first e-book, Lawfare on the National Defense Authorization Acts, which is now available in Kindle format on Amazon for $4.99. [read post]
