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The Essential Neil Gorsuch Reader: What Judge Gorsuch Cases Should You Read?
This report discusses President Trump's nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court and deliberation by Senators as part of the initial phases of determining whether to provide "Advice and Consent" to the nomination.
Date:
February 13, 2017
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Facing the FAST Act: Abortion and Free Speech (Part 1)
First part of a report regarding the Supreme Court case: "National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) v. Becerra;" it involves a California state law that requires certain pregnancy centers to distribute particular information to clients which they contend violates their free speech rights. This report provides an overview of the challenged law, followed by an analysis of how the Supreme Court might categorize the speech at issue.
Date:
January 10, 2018
Creator:
Killion, Victoria L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Facing the FAST Act: Abortion and Free Speech (Part 2)
Second part of a report regarding the Supreme Court case: "National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) v. Becerra;" it involves a California state law that requires certain pregnancy centers to distribute particular information to clients which they contend violates their free speech rights. This report discusses the potential implications of any Supreme Court decision in "NIFLA" for First Amendment jurisprudence and legislatures seeking to regulate in this area.
Date:
January 10, 2018
Creator:
Killion, Victoria L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Family Separation at the Border and the Ms. L. Litigation
This report explores the underlying policies resulting in family separation, the due process issues arguably implicated by these policies, and the political and judicial processes invoked to tackle the issue of family separation.
Date:
July 31, 2018
Creator:
Peck, Sarah Herman
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fannie and Freddie Investors Turn to Congress After the Supreme Court Declines to Resurrect Their Legal Claims
This report discusses the Supreme Court's decision to decline to review the case of "Perry Capital LLC. v. Murchin" which denied the claims of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shareholders against the federal government. It also discusses some of the plaintiffs desire to seek legislative reform from Congress to change the law governing profit transfers from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Date:
March 16, 2018
Creator:
Carpenter, David H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Anti-Nepotism Statute: Limits on Appointing, Hiring, and Promoting Relatives
This report discusses laws governing the hiring of family members in the executive branch and ant-nepotism efforts.
Date:
August 9, 2016
Creator:
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Circuit Rules on Trademarks Considered Offensive: May Affect Redskins Trademark Dispute
This legal sidebar examines cases involving the revocation of the Washington Redskins' federally-registered trademarks (Pro-Football, Inc. v. Blackhorse) and the refusal to grant registration for a rock band's name (In re Tam). These cases raise questions about the constitutionality of Section 2(a) of the Trademark Act of 1946 (conventionally known as the Lanham Act), which denies trademark registration to certain offensive content.
Date:
August 8, 2016
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Court Declines to Bar the Resettlement of Syrian Refugees in Texas
This legal sidebar discusses a federal district court's decision to deny the State of Texas's request that the federal government and a private refugee relief organization be temporarily barred from resettling Syrian refugees within the state pending resolution of Texas's challenge to such resettlement.
Date:
February 26, 2016
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Court Weighs in on "VisaGate 2015": Part 1, the Visa Bulletin and Recent Revisions to It
This legal sidebar discusses the incident widely known as "VisaGate 2015" regarding the timeframe for temporary alien guest workers to file applications for lawful permanent resident status. It includes an analysis of the decision from the federal district court in Washington State on the permissibility of certain changes made by the Department of State (DOS) regarding the incident.
Date:
November 16, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Government's Plenary Immigration Power Collides with the Constitutional Right to an Abortion (Part 1)
This report is the first in a two-part series discussing "Garza v. Hargan", a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit involving a detained unaccompanied alien minor and the right to terminate a pregnancy. The facts of the case and a discussion of the court's decision and whether the Health and Human Services Department policy regarding abortions unduly burdens a woman's right to an abortion is discussed.
Date:
November 27, 2017
Creator:
Smith, Hillel R. & Shimabukuro, Jon O.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Government's Plenary Immigration Power Collides with the Constitutional Right to an Abortion (Part 2)
This report is the secondt in a two-part series discussing "Garza v. Hargan", a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit involving a detained unaccompanied alien minor and the right to terminate a pregnancy. Debate among judges regarding the right of an unaccompanied alien minor to have an abortion when the minor was detained at the border and technically never formally entered the United States are discussed.
Date:
November 27, 2017
Creator:
Smith, Hillel R. & Shimabukuro, Jon O.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Procurement Law and Natural Disasters
This report discusses the federal procurement laws regarding federal agencies hiring contractors for disaster recovery work and the encouragement to use local contractors for the work to help the local economy recover.
Date:
December 14, 2017
Creator:
Carpenter, David H. & Lunder, Ericka K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fibbing to Get a Lawyer: Circuits Split on Punishment
This report discusses differing views held by U.S. appellate courts regarding whether lying about one's assets to pre-trial service personnel in order to get a court-appointed lawyer can be used as a justification to increase the sentence of the offender.
Date:
November 27, 2017
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Fifth Amendment in Congressional Investigations
This report discusses the use and rules regarding invoking Fifth Amendments rights during Congressional investigations in the wake of the use of the Fifth Amendment by former national security adviser Michael Flynn during Congressional investigations.
Date:
May 26, 2017
Creator:
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fifth Circuit Declines to Lift Injunction Barring Implementation of the Obama Administration's 2014 Deferred Action Programs
This legal sidebar discusses a decision by the Fifth Circuit in which they declined to lift an injunction barring the implementation of the Obama administration's 2014 deferred action programs. Additionally, the decision argued that the expansions are impermissible because they conflict with certain provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
Date:
November 12, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
FinCEN Seeks Shell-Company Transparency
This legal sidebar discusses the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's (FinCEN) rules outlining anti-money laundering due diligence requirements. These rules require certain financial institutions to identify and verify beneficial owners of legal entity customers.
Date:
June 6, 2016
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
For First Time, FinCEN Imposes Penalty on Foreign-Based Virtual Currency Exchange for Violations of Anti-Money Laundering Laws
This report discusses the first case of enforcement by the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) against a foreign-based virtual currency exchange. The action was taken agains BTC-e for violations of anti-money laundering regulations in the U.S. and potential money laundering activities.
Date:
August 17, 2017
Creator:
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Money and U.S. Elections
This report provides an overview of the prohibitions on foreign money under federal campaign finance law.
Date:
August 17, 2017
Creator:
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Former U.S. Hostages of Iran to be Eligible for Compensation
This legal sidebar briefly discusses the U.S. victims of the 1979-1981 Iran Hostage Crisis, who will become eligible to receive up to $4.4 million each in compensation, thanks to the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act.
Date:
December 29, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Free-Riders or Compelled Riders? Key Takeaways as Court Considers Major Union Dues Case
This report briefly outlines the ongoing debate regarding Union dues. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of 2015, 7.2 million employees in the public sector belong to a union, with more than 700,000 additional government employees being represented by a union without belonging to the union.
Date:
January 1, 2016
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Supreme Court's 4-4 Split on Immigration
This report addresses commonly asked questions regarding the Supreme Court's evenly-divided June 23, 2016 decision about immigration. Consistent with recent practice, the decision affirms without any opinion or indication of the Justices' voting alignment an earlier decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit barring the Obama Administration from implementing two initiatives that would potentially have granted relief from removal to millions of aliens who entered or remained in the United States in violation of federal immigration law and lack legal immigration status.
Date:
June 24, 2016
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Friended but not Friends: Federal Ethics Authorities Address Role of Social Media in Politics
This report discusses rules governing acceptance of gifts by government employees and how social media and the concept of being "friends" on a social media network effect the personal friendship clause of the gift ethics rules.
Date:
April 12, 2016
Creator:
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Help Wanted: Supreme Court Holds Vacancies Act Prohibits Nominees from Serving as Acting Officers
This report discusses the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 and a recent Supreme Court case decision in "NLRB v SW General Inc." related to acting officials filling Presidential nominated positions under the Vacancies Act.
Date:
June 28, 2017
Creator:
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Home Is Where They Have To Take You In: Right to Entry For U.S. Citizens
This legal sidebar discusses the Congressional interest to revoke passports of U.S. citizens who have gone abroad to fight for foreign terrorist groups. This issue derived from the concern about preventing such persons from returning to conduct terrorist activities in the U.S.
Date:
October 16, 2014
Creator:
Lee, Margaret Mikyung
System:
The UNT Digital Library