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Records, Papers, Decisions: Kavanaugh Records and the Presidential Records Act (open access)

Records, Papers, Decisions: Kavanaugh Records and the Presidential Records Act

This report discusses the release of records pertaining to Judge Brett Kavanaugh's tenure in the George W. Bush Administration and the Office of Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr, which have been the subject of ongoing congressional interest since Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court.
Date: August 27, 2018
Creator: Stuessy, Meghan M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federalism-Based Limitations on Congressional Power: An Overview (open access)

Federalism-Based Limitations on Congressional Power: An Overview

This report provides a broad overview of the various legal doctrines that inform the boundaries of Congress's authority vis-à-vis the states under the Constitution. It addresses several general principles, discusses "internal" limitations on Congress's exercise of powers, and concludes by outlining several "external" federalism-based limitations on Congress's powers, such as the anti-commandeering, anti-coercion, state sovereign immunity, and equal sovereignty doctrines.
Date: September 27, 2018
Creator: Nolan, Andrew; Freeman, Wilson C.; Lewis, Kevin M.; Hickey, Kevin J. & Sykes, Jay B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Ninth Court of Appeals Annual Financial Report: 2018 (open access)

Texas Ninth Court of Appeals Annual Financial Report: 2018

Annual financial report of the Texas Ninth Court of Appeals documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2018.
Date: September 27, 2018
Creator: Texas. Court of Appeals (9th)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Defense Authorization and Appropriations Bills: FY1961-FY2019 (open access)

Defense Authorization and Appropriations Bills: FY1961-FY2019

This report is a research aid that lists the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) authorization and appropriations bills for FY1961-FY2019 including: bill numbers, report numbers, dates reported and passed, recorded vote numbers and vote tallies, dates of passage of the conference reports with their numbers and votes, vetoes, substitutions, dates of final passage, and public law numbers. Significant definitions are also included.
Date: November 27, 2018
Creator: DeBruyne, Nese F. & Torreon, Barbara Salazar
System: The UNT Digital Library
District Court Temporarily Blocks Implementation of Asylum Restrictions on Unlawful Entrants at the Southern Border (open access)

District Court Temporarily Blocks Implementation of Asylum Restrictions on Unlawful Entrants at the Southern Border

This report discusses the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) barring the Trump Administration from implementing new asylum restrictions. The asylum restrictions were prompted by reports of a "migrant caravan" traveling through Mexico to the southern border of the United States.
Date: November 27, 2018
Creator: Smith, Hillel R. & Harrington, Ben
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY2018 and FY2019 Agriculture Appropriations: Federal Food Safety Activities (open access)

FY2018 and FY2019 Agriculture Appropriations: Federal Food Safety Activities

This report provides a brief overview of the FY2018 and FY2019 appropriations that address food safety activities at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
Date: November 27, 2018
Creator: Johnson, Renée & Angadjivand, Sahar
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Venezuela Regional Migration Crisis (open access)

The Venezuela Regional Migration Crisis

This report discusses the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Venezuela, which has elevated congressional concerns about the country. Venezuela remains in a deep political and economic crisis under the authoritarian rule of President Nicolás Maduro.
Date: November 27, 2018
Creator: Margesson, Rhoda & Seelke, Clare Ribando
System: The UNT Digital Library
Make Your Space: Final Report (open access)

Make Your Space: Final Report

This report documents the Make Your Space project funded by the Dean's Innovation Grant for The Factory Makerspace. The final report briefly describes the project scope, activities, budget, outcomes, best practices, and project continuity.
Date: September 27, 2019
Creator: Hunter, Judy
System: The UNT Digital Library