U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations by President George W. Bush During the 107th and 108th Congresses (open access)

U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations by President George W. Bush During the 107th and 108th Congresses

This report lists and provides statistics on President George W. Bush's nominations to U.S. district courts and courts of appeal (circuit courts) during the 107th and 108th Congresses and actions taken on the nominations by the Senate Judiciary Committee and the full Senate. This report focuses on judicial nominations made by the President and Senate actions taken on the nominations by the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate.
Date: April 18, 2005
Creator: Rutkus, Denis Steven
System: The UNT Digital Library
Speed of Presidential and Senate Actions on Supreme Court Nominations, 1900-2005 (open access)

Speed of Presidential and Senate Actions on Supreme Court Nominations, 1900-2005

This report provides information on the amount of time taken to act on all Supreme Court nominations occurring between 1900 and the present. It focuses on the actual amounts of time that Presidents and the Senate have taken to act (as opposed to the elapsed time between official points in the process).
Date: November 7, 2005
Creator: Garrett, R. Sam; Rutkus, Denis Steven & Copeland, Curtis W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Intellectual Property and the Free Trade Agreements: Innovation Policy Issues (open access)

Intellectual Property and the Free Trade Agreements: Innovation Policy Issues

This report discusses Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with Australia, Chile, Singapore, and other trading partners in respect to copyrights, data protection, patents, trademarks, and other forms of intellectual property.
Date: December 21, 2005
Creator: Thomas, John R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Asian Pacific American Political Participation and Representation in Elective Office (open access)

Asian Pacific American Political Participation and Representation in Elective Office

This report is on Asian Pacific American Political Participation and Representation in Elective Office.
Date: January 12, 2005
Creator: Coleman, Kevin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Enforcing Immigration Law: The Role of State and Local Law Enforcement (open access)

Enforcing Immigration Law: The Role of State and Local Law Enforcement

This report provides information about The Role of State and Local Law Enforcement on Enforcing Immigration Law.
Date: October 13, 2005
Creator: Seghetti, Lisa M.; ViƱa, Stephen R. & Ester, Karma
System: The UNT Digital Library
Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami: Humanitarian Assistance and Relief Operations. January 2005 (open access)

Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami: Humanitarian Assistance and Relief Operations. January 2005

This report summarizes the extent of the disaster and relief effort.
Date: January 4, 2005
Creator: Margesson, Rhoda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Child Labor in America: History, Policy, and Legislative Issues (open access)

Child Labor in America: History, Policy, and Legislative Issues

This report examines the historical issue of child labor in America and carries it through the 108th Congress.
Date: February 9, 2005
Creator: Whittaker, William G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami: Humanitarian Assistance and Relief Operations (open access)

Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami: Humanitarian Assistance and Relief Operations

On December 26, 2004, a magnitude 9.0 undersea earthquake off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia, unleashed a tsunami that affected more than 12 countries throughout south and southeast Asia and stretched as far as the northeastern African coast. Current official estimates indicate that more than 160,000 people are dead and millions of others are affected, including those injured, missing, or displaced, making this the deadliest tsunami on record. News reports suggest that the death toll may be well above 200,000. Sections of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand have suffered the worst devastation. Eighteen Americans are confirmed dead, with another sixteen presumed dead, and 153 remain unaccounted for.
Date: February 10, 2005
Creator: Margesson, Rhoda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Speed of Presidential and Senate Actions on Supreme Court Nominations, 1900-2005 (open access)

Speed of Presidential and Senate Actions on Supreme Court Nominations, 1900-2005

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Date: October 18, 2005
Creator: Garrett, R. Sam & Rutkus, Denis Steven
System: The UNT Digital Library
Terrorism in Southeast Asia (open access)

Terrorism in Southeast Asia

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Date: February 7, 2005
Creator: Vaughn, Bruce; Chanlett-Avery, Emma; Cronin, Richard P.; Manyin, Mark E. & Niksch, Larry A.
System: The UNT Digital Library