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Update: Who's the Boss at the CFPB (open access)

Update: Who's the Boss at the CFPB

This report is an update regarding the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, as there were two indivuduals who claimed the right to the job. The Trump Administration appointed acting director, Mick Mulvaney, was confirmed in his position after a lawsuit filed by the previous acting director, Leandra English, was denied by the DC courts.
Date: January 11, 2018
Creator: Brannon, Valerie C. & Cole, Jared P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Passes Bill to Amend the Federal "Crime of Violence" Definition (open access)

House Passes Bill to Amend the Federal "Crime of Violence" Definition

This report discusses the Community Safety and Security Act of 2018 (CSSA), which was recently passed in the House and which would amend the federal "crime of violence" (COV) definition.
Date: October 11, 2018
Creator: Smith, Hillel R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
3D-Printed Guns: An Overview of Recent Legal Developments (open access)

3D-Printed Guns: An Overview of Recent Legal Developments

This report addresses the various legal questions that have arisen in recent litigation over 3D-printed guns by providing an overview of the issues and developments that have culminated in the injunction.
Date: September 11, 2018
Creator: Foster, Michael A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
District Court Enjoins DACA Phase-Out: Explanation and Takeaways (open access)

District Court Enjoins DACA Phase-Out: Explanation and Takeaways

This report discusses the case of "Regents of University of California v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security" and the district court ruling which limits the DACA phase-out to aliens not yet enrolled in DACA.
Date: January 11, 2018
Creator: Garcia, Michael John
System: The UNT Digital Library
Deference and its Discontents: Will the Supreme Court Overrule Chevron? (open access)

Deference and its Discontents: Will the Supreme Court Overrule Chevron?

The Chevron deference is a seminal administrative law doctrine established by the Court's opinion in the 1984 case of Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. As several members of the Supreme Court are critical of the doctrine, this report discusses the possibility of the Court reconsidering Chevron in the near future.
Date: October 11, 2018
Creator: Brannon, Valerie C. & Cole, Jared P.
System: The UNT Digital Library