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Constitutional Limits on States's Efforts to "Uphold" the Paris Agreement
This report discusses state government efforts to uphold the requirements of the Paris Agreement on climate change after the announcement of the U.S.'s planned withdrawal from the agreement and constitutional limits on their efforts.
Date:
June 27, 2017
Creator:
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
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
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