Just a quick update on the nomination of Harold Koh to be the State Department’s legal adviser. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee was supposed to hold a vote today on whether to favorably report him to the full Senate, but was prevented from doing so by Sen. Jim DeMint (D-SC) who’s placed a hold both on his nomination and on the nomination of Susan Burk to be the President’s Special Representative for Non-Proliferation.
The holds will last until at least the committee’s business meeting next week. DeMint didn’t cite any particular reason for placing them, but I’ve placed a call to his office asking for an explanation.
