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…dations China has used America’s openness to convey its message both to English- and Chinese-speaking residents of the United States. US rules allow foreign media companies, even ones run by foreign governments, to broadcast freely via American cable and satellite networks. Unli...

…ntervention if the Syrian government forces used chemical weapons against civilians (Wroughton, 2013). In the past, the United States has abided by the norm against the use of chemical weapons even at the expense of American lives: In WWII, Franklin D. Roosevelt chose to eschew c...

…tity of its witnesses before trial. However, the basis for such grants of authority now seems defunct. For instance, in United States v. Armstrong, the Ninth Circuit recognized no authority exists in the federal rules for requiring the government to disclose the names of its witn...

…’s position on the matter is usually presented as a long-standing and clear “no.” The reality is more complicated. The United States has addressed this question six times 1n both internal memos and briefs filed in litigation. And a review of these documents shows that it is far...

772 federal law where the defendant has suffi- cient contacts with the United States as a whole but is not subject to jurisdiction in any particular state, there must be a fed- eral claim, personal jurisdiction must not exist over the defendant in any state, and the defendant mu...

Cite as: 586 U.S. (2019) 13 BREYER, J., dissenting 1502. Some of these organizations, including the International Finance Corporation (IFC), themselves believe they do not need broad immunity in commercial areas, and they have waived it. See, e.g., Articles of Agreement of the...

…with China under Mao, and when Deng Xiaoping doubled down by opening up the country, the West applauded the change. The United States generously accepted Chinese products into its markets, allowed massive trade surpluses, welcomed China into the World Trade Organization in 2001,...

…o accord the UN “such privileges and immunities as are necessary for the fulfill- ment of its purposes.” Charter of the United Nations, Art. 105, 59 Stat. 1058, June 26, 1945, T. 8S. No. 998. These international organizations expected the United States to provide them with essen...

… and earlier served as the chairman of the firm's Government and Global Trade Practice, overseeing that practice in the United States, Europe and Asia. Scher spent nearly a decade in government service. Nominated by President Clinton and confirmed by the United States Senate, he...

… and earlier served as the chairman of the firm's Government and Global Trade Practice, overseeing that practice in the United States, Europe and Asia. Scher spent nearly a decade in government service. Nominated by President Clinton and confirmed by the United States Senate, he...

…l Asset Allocation The J.P. Morgan View 09 November 2012 Interest rates Current Dec-12 Mar-13 Jun-13 Sep-13 YTD Return* United States Fed funds rate 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.125 10-year yields 1.63 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.25 2.6% Euro area Refi rate 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 10-year yie...

…C’s agenda by saying that it stemmed not from Beijing’s direction, but from demands from pro-Chinese immigrants in the United States.” Forays by PRC organizations to assert direct control over Chinese-language media in the United States sparked a battle with publications owned...

APPENDIX 1 Chinese Influence Operations Bureaucracy While recent months have brought increased attention to the United Front Work Department, or “United Front activities,” it is important to emphasize that this is but one of many institutions within the Chinese party-state invo...

… and earlier served as the chairman of the firm's Government and Global Trade Practice, overseeing that practice in the United States, Europe and Asia. Scher spent nearly a decade in government service. Nominated by President Clinton and confirmed by the United States Senate, he...

Division, advanced up the Bekaa, alongside the Syrian border, toward the town of Yanta, across from Jobb Jannine. But as it was making its way there, we got word a cease-fire had been agreed. It was set for noon the next day, Friday, June 11. The main focus of our advance shifte...