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Yemen: Civil War and Regional Intervention (open access)

Yemen: Civil War and Regional Intervention

This report provides information on the ongoing crisis in Yemen. Now in its fourth year, the war in Yemen shows no signs of abating. On June 12, 2018, the Saudi-led coalition, a multinational grouping of armed forces led primarily by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), launched Operation Golden Victory, with the aim of retaking the Red Sea port city of Hudaydah. The coalition also has continued to conduct air strikes inside Yemen. The war has killed thousands of Yemenis, including combatants as well as civilians, and has significantly damaged the country's infrastructure. According to the United Nations (U.N.) High Commissioner for Human Rights, from the start of the conflict in March 2015 through August 9, 2018, the United Nations documented "a total of 17,062 civilian casualties -- 6,592 dead and 10,470 injured." This figure may vastly underestimate the war's death toll.
Date: August 24, 2018
Creator: Sharp, Jeremy M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Supreme Court Nomination: CRS Products (open access)

Supreme Court Nomination: CRS Products

This document provides a list of all the Congressional Research Service reports describing the judicial decisions of Justice Kennedy and Judge Kavanaugh, as well as Supreme Court vacancies and nominations.
Date: August 24, 2018
Creator: Nolan, Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Escalating Tariffs: Potential Impacts (open access)

Escalating Tariffs: Potential Impacts

This report examines the potential impacts of U.S. trade actions on steel and aluminium tariffs and tariffs against China.
Date: September 24, 2018
Creator: Williams, Brock R.; Morrison, Wayne M. & Hammond, Keigh E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Shift in the International Security Environment: Potential Implications for Defense--Issues for Congress (open access)

A Shift in the International Security Environment: Potential Implications for Defense--Issues for Congress

This report focuses on defense-related issues in the international security environment. It provides extensive background on previous environment, observations of the shift in the environment, how Congress responded in the past, and emerging implications for defense. The report also summarizes relevant issues for Congress.
Date: October 24, 2018
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Systemically Important or "Too Big to Fail" Financial Institutions (open access)

Systemically Important or "Too Big to Fail" Financial Institutions

This report discusses the economic issues raised by "too big to fail" (TBTF) financial firms, broad policy options, and policy changes made by the relevant Dodd-Frank provisions, as amended.
Date: September 24, 2018
Creator: Labonte, Marc
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Judicial Fact-Finding and Criminal Sentencing: Current Practice and Potential Change (open access)

Judicial Fact-Finding and Criminal Sentencing: Current Practice and Potential Change

This report provides an overview of criminal sentencing law by briefly describing the use of relevant conduct under the Guidelines and tracing the Supreme Court case law that has informed the practice, before addressing judicial commentary and recently proposed legislation regarding the use of acquitted or uncharged conduct at sentencing.
Date: August 24, 2018
Creator: Foster, Michael A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Congressional Review Act: Determining Which "Rules" Must Be Submitted to Congress (open access)

The Congressional Review Act: Determining Which "Rules" Must Be Submitted to Congress

This report describes what types of agency actions can be overturned using the Congressional Review Act (CRA) by providing a close examination and discussion of the statutory definition of a "rule." It also explains how Members can use the CRA to overturn agency rules that have not been submitted to Congress.
Date: September 24, 2018
Creator: Brannon, Valerie C. & Carey, Maeve P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs): Issues for Congress (open access)

Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs): Issues for Congress

This report discusses policy issues for Congress to address regarding exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which are common ways for Americans to invest. An ETF is an investment vehicle that, similar to a mutual fund, offers public investors shares of a pool of assets; unlike a mutual fund, however, an ETF can be traded on exchanges like a stock.
Date: September 24, 2018
Creator: Su, Eva
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Burma's Political Prisoners and U.S. Policy: In Brief (open access)

Burma's Political Prisoners and U.S. Policy: In Brief

This report discusses the current issues in Burma (Myanmar) in regards to political prisoners and the resulting U.S. sanctions against the nation.
Date: September 24, 2018
Creator: Martin, Michael F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Supreme Court's Overruling of Constitutional Precedent (open access)

The Supreme Court's Overruling of Constitutional Precedent

This report examines how the Supreme Court determines whether to overrule its prior decisions on questions of constitutional law. It provides an overview of the doctrine of stare decisis, under which a court generally follows rules adopted in prior decisions; discusses how Justices who have adopted textualism and originalism handle conflicts between precedent and their judicial philosophies; and examines various factors that the Court weighs when interpreting the Constitution, providing examples from the Court's recent jurisprudence.
Date: September 24, 2018
Creator: Murrill, Brandon J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Main Street and fountain]

Photograph of the brick-laid walkway leading to the mock 'Main Street' at the Dallas Heritage Village. There are several store fronts and connected buildings past the fountain in the distance. Trees are shading the path and there are several lampposts.
Date: April 24, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Tour participants outside of Pavilion]

Photograph of the DFW Archives Bazaar scouting-tour members standing outside of the Pavilion at the Dallas Heritage Village. The guide is sliding the glass-doors into the building closed.
Date: April 24, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Pilot Grove Church interior]

Photograph of the interior of the Pilot Grove Church at the Dallas Heritage Village. The walls are painted white and the frames, and other borders are a dark blue-green while the ceiling is olive. There are several rows of dark wooden pews and a matching pulpit, piano, and organ.
Date: April 24, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Alamo Saloon]

Photograph of the interior of the Alamo Saloon at the Dallas Heritage Village. There are wooden tables and chairs that don't all match. There is also a piano against the far wall with a telephone and mounted stuffed heads. There are lamps hanging form the ceiling and a long wooden bar against the wall on the side.
Date: April 24, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Chautauqua Pavilion exterior]

Photograph of the exterior of the Chautauqua Pavilion at the Dallas Heritage Village. The walls are covered with tall floor length windows and trees shade it and the area around it. There is a brick-paved walkway leading to it and benches and an informational sign outside of it.
Date: April 24, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Tour participants in Pavilion]

Photograph of the tour members standing in and looking at the emptied out interior of the Pavilion at the Dallas Heritage Village. There are large hanging lights and exposed beams and planks in the ceiling. All of the walls have tall windows that reach to the floor. There are also ceiling fans.
Date: April 24, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Browder Springs Hall interior]

Photograph of the interior of Browder Springs Hall at the Dallas Heritage Village. The building is mostly empty except for chairs pushed against one wall, a dividing screen, three folding tables, and a small display in the back corner. There are three support posts down the middle.
Date: April 24, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Browder Springs Hall exterior]

Photograph of the exterior entrance to Browder Springs Hall at the Dallas Heritage Village. The building has a glass window front and red brick exterior walls. The wood window frames and doors are painted a teal green color. There are two benches, an informational plaque, and an awning at the entrance as well. Trees and lampposts are to the sides and behind the building.
Date: April 24, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Side of Pilot Grove Church]

Photograph of the exterior of the Pilot Grove Church at the Dallas Heritage Village. The building is wooden and painted white. There are a few small windows and a small entrance at the corner with stairs leading up to it. There is a brick road and concrete path in front of it and several large trees and smaller bushes around it.
Date: April 24, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Alamo Saloon interior]

Photograph of the interior of the Alamo Saloon at the Dallas Heritage Village. There are wooden tables and chairs that don't all match. There is also a piano against the far wall with a telephone and mounted stuffed heads. There are lamps hanging form the ceiling and a long wooden bar against the wall on the side.
Date: April 24, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Pilot Grove Church exterior]

Photograph of the exterior of Pilot Grove Church at the Dallas Heritage Village. The building is wooden and painted white. There are a few small windows and a small entrance at the corner with stairs leading up to it. Trees and bushes are growing all around it and pathways and a bench are also visible.
Date: April 24, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Empty pavilion interior]

Photograph of the emptied out interior of the Pavilion at the Dallas Heritage Village. There are large hanging lights and exposed beams and planks in the ceiling. All of the walls have tall windows that reach to the floor. There are also fans and a storage closet at the far end.
Date: April 24, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Browder Springs Hall room]

Photograph of the interior of Browder Springs Hall at the Dallas Heritage Village. The building is mostly empty except for chairs pushed against one wall, a dividing screen, three folding tables, and a small display in the back corner. There are support posts down the middle.
Date: April 24, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Tour members outside of Alamo Saloon]

Photograph of the exterior of the Alamo Saloon at the Dallas Heritage Village. The building is a part of the Main Street and the General Store is next to it. There are members of the event scouting-tour outside of it and one is looking in.
Date: April 24, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library