Foreign Relations & International Law

Documents: Joint Resolution on Yemen and the Response of the Defense Department's General Counsel

William Ford
Thursday, March 1, 2018, 4:35 PM

Yesterday evening, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Chris Murphy (D-CT) released a joint resolution seeking to compel the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities in Yemen.

Joint Resolution on Yemen

Yesterday evening, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Chris Murphy (D-CT) released a joint resolution seeking to compel the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities in Yemen.

Joint Resolution on Yemen

Earlier in the day, media reports circulated a preemptive critique of the resolution by the general counsel of the Defense Department addressed to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).

General Counsel's Critique


William Ford is an incoming student at Harvard Law School and a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross. He previously was a policy advocate at Protect Democracy and an appellate litigation fellow in the New York Attorney General's Office.
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