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9 May 2017, 10:56 am by Quinta Jurecic
Reuters writes that the Syrian army has gained control of a village north of the city of Hama while fighting goes on in Damascus and Syrian government forces battled rebel fighters near the border with Jordan. [read post]
15 Apr 2017, 7:00 am by Jordan Brunner
Stewart Baker posted the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, featuring his interview with Nicholas Weaver: Jordan Brunner discussed Microsoft’s release of a 2014 National Security Letter, situating it within the context of other tech companies’ releases. [read post]
11 Apr 2017, 10:51 am by Jordan Brunner
ICYMI: Yesterday, on Lawfare Daphna Renan flagged her recent paper on structures of executive branch legal review at work in the presidential decision-making process. [read post]
11 Apr 2017, 10:09 am by Steve Gottlieb
On Feb. 27, 2017 “retired three and four star flag and general officers from all branches of the armed services” wrote congressional leadership “to share our strong conviction that elevating and strengthening diplomacy and development alongside defense are critical to keeping America safe. [read post]
4 Apr 2017, 12:01 pm by Jordan Brunner
The New York Times reports that the deadliest chemical weapons attack in years in Syria killed dozens of people in the northern province of Idlib this morning. [read post]
24 Mar 2017, 4:41 am by Edith Roberts
” At The Interdependent Third Branch, Jordan Singer looks at a recent survey of “more than 1000 likely voters, concerning their knowledge of and attitudes about the United States Supreme Court,” concluding that although survey “respondents reported very high interest in the Court generally,” “actual familiarity with the Court and its members is middling at best,” and “only 38% of respondents thought that recent decisions… [read post]
4 Mar 2017, 4:34 am by Benjamin Wittes
Jordan Brunner flagged papers relating to the Committee’s hearing and the testimony from the open panel of the hearing. [read post]
23 Feb 2017, 9:59 am by Jordan Brunner
District Court Judge Richard Leon, presiding over a case brought by detainee Moath Al-Alwi, who has been held at Guantanamo since 2001, ruled that regardless of Obama’s statements he would defer to the determination of the executive branch that the United States was still engaged in “active hostilities” against Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and their affiliates. [read post]
13 Feb 2017, 4:23 am by Edith Roberts
In the Kentucky Law Journal, law student Jordan Shewmaker looks at Honeycutt v. [read post]
9 Feb 2017, 7:00 am by Jillian Schwedler
Within a decade, offshoot branches and groups inspired by the Muslim Brotherhood were established in many Arab countries, including Yemen, Jordan, Sudan, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia, Algeria, Kuwait, Libya, Lebanon, and Syria. [read post]
8 Feb 2017, 11:07 am by Jordan Brunner
Jordan Brunner highlighted how President Trump’s controversial views on refugees and climate change are linked to the security issue of climate refugees. [read post]
3 Feb 2017, 11:32 am by Jordan Brunner
   Russell Spivak and Jordan Brunner recounted the history of the National Security Council to demonstrate that Steve Bannon’s role is truly unprecedented. [read post]
30 Jan 2017, 11:15 am by Jordan Brunner
Cody Poplin summarized Trump’s executive order on ethics commitments by executive branch officials. [read post]
27 Jan 2017, 7:26 am by Benjamin Wittes
Brotherhood parties have fielded candidates and hold seats in parliament in several countries, like Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Yemen, and Israel. [read post]
23 Jan 2017, 11:36 am by Jordan Brunner
The Times of Israel tells us that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met with King Abdullah II of Jordan to discuss the repercussions of moving the embassy and possibilities for reviving the peace process. [read post]
17 Jan 2017, 8:30 am by J. Dana Stuster
The Muslim Brotherhood runs in elections in Jordan, it sits in the parliament in Kuwait, it sits in the government in Bahrain, and so it’s not a simple matter. [read post]