On January 22, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a temporary denial order (“TDO”) purportedly to prevent the export of a Bladerunner 51, a “go-fast boat” favored by drug smugglers, from South Africa to Iran. Although the boat…
The indictment in the case of MIchael Zhang, the Chinese American arrested last week for exporting electronic circuits to China has been released. It provides some additional information on the government’s case, but leaves just as many questions unanswered. According…
ABOVE:Leo CrowleyAlien Property Custodian Prisoner lawsuits generally run the gamut from complaints about lumpy mashed potatoes at dinner to allegations of illegal punishments performed by prison staff. So, it’s a bit unusual to see a prisoner complaint based on the…
ABOVE: Marina Hemingway, Cuba Back in November 2008, Export Law Blog reported on the Federal Government’s indefatigable campaign to bring to justice Michele Geslin and Peter Goldsmith who had organized a sailboat regatta between Key West and Cuba. The story…
The National Research Council, a group comprised of representatives of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine, recently released a report that argues that just about everything about U.S. export control regime…