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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
India: Religious Freedom Issues (open access)

India: Religious Freedom Issues

This report provides an overview of religious freedom issues in India including a broad discussion of the religious demographics and freedoms, and human rights. It also discusses specific areas of religiously-motivated repression and violence and perceived assaults on freedoms of expression and operations by nongovernmental organizations that are seen as harmful to India's secular traditions and the U.S-promoted goal of interfaith tolerance.
Date: August 30, 2018
Creator: Kronstadt, K. Alan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Research Efforts in the Military (open access)

Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Research Efforts in the Military

This report discusses substance abuse trends in the military, efforts by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to address the opioid crisis, and the main elements of DOD's substance abuse prevention, compliance, and disciplinary policies.
Date: August 17, 2018
Creator: Mendez, Bryce H. P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh: His Jurisprudence and Potential Impact on the Supreme Court (open access)

Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh: His Jurisprudence and Potential Impact on the Supreme Court

This report provides an overview of Judge Kavanaugh's jurisprudence and discusses his potential impact on the Court if he were to be confirmed to succeed Justice Kennedy. It focuses upon those areas of law where Justice Kennedy can be seen to have influenced the High Court's approach to certain issues or served as a fifth and deciding vote on the Court, with a view toward how Judge Kavanaugh might approach these same issues.
Date: August 21, 2018
Creator: Nolan, Andrew & Lewis, Caitlain Devereaux
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Overview of U.S.-South Korea Agricultural Trade (open access)

Overview of U.S.-South Korea Agricultural Trade

This report provides an overview of U.S.-South Korea agricultural trade, including details of key agricultural products and issues affecting U.S. exports.
Date: August 8, 2018
Creator: Hopkinson, Jenny
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act: An Overview of H.R. 5515 (open access)

Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act: An Overview of H.R. 5515

This report discusses the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which would authorize $708.1 billion in discretionary appropriations for national defense-related activities of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and other agencies. The bill (H.R. 5515) would authorize $16 billion (2.3%) more than the amount authorized by the FY2018 NDAA (P.L. 115-91) and match the amount requested by the Administration.
Date: August 7, 2018
Creator: McGarry, Brendan W. & Towell, Pat
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Strange Occurrences Highlight Insider Threat to Aviation Security (open access)

Strange Occurrences Highlight Insider Threat to Aviation Security

This report discusses insider threats to aviation security and how those concerns can be mitigated.
Date: August 14, 2018
Creator: Elias, Bart
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hazing in the Armed Forces (open access)

Hazing in the Armed Forces

This report discusses the issue of hazing as an initiation custom in the Armed Forces. Congress has oversight of this issue under Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution; this report outlines the context of this issue and recent actions taken to counteract it to help Congress decide whether or not to address hazing in the military through oversight and legislation.
Date: August 9, 2018
Creator: Kamarck, Kristy N. & Kehn, Carolyn M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Maritime Fuel Regulations (open access)

Maritime Fuel Regulations

This report describes new, more stringent maritime emission regulations for all ocean-going vessels, that are scheduled to take effect January 1, 2020. Implementing major industry regulatory reform can cause uncertainty and market disruption. As a result, investment plans and market supply and demand might be affected, leading to rapid price changes.
Date: August 6, 2018
Creator: Pirog, Robert
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
MS-13 in the United States and Federal Law Enforcement Efforts (open access)

MS-13 in the United States and Federal Law Enforcement Efforts

This report provides a brief background on the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), a violent criminal gang operating in the United States and abroad--namely Central America. It focuses on MS-13's structure and criminal activities in the U.S. and highlights law enforcement initiatives to counter the gang's illicit activities. The report also provides an overview of selected domestic policy issues Congress may examine as part of its efforts to counter MS-13.
Date: August 20, 2018
Creator: Finklea, Kristin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
United Nations Issues: Congressional Representatives to the U.N. General Assembly (open access)

United Nations Issues: Congressional Representatives to the U.N. General Assembly

This report discusses the appointment process for Congressional representatives to the annual U.N. General Assembly and the responsibilities of the appointees.
Date: August 1, 2018
Creator: Blanchfield, Luisa & Weed, Matthew C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Supreme Court Appointment Process: Consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee (open access)

Supreme Court Appointment Process: Consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee

This report discusses the role played by the Senate Judiciary Committee in the process for appointing Supreme Court Justices. Each appointment to the nine-member Court is of consequence because of the enormous judicial power that the Court exercises, separate from, and independent of, the executive and legislative branches.
Date: August 14, 2018
Creator: McMillion, Barry J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

UNT Libraries' Digital Collections

This presentation provides an overview for the University of North Texas Libraries' digital collections: The Portal to Texas History, the UNT Digital Library, and the Gateway to Oklahoma History.
Date: August 14, 2018
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ben Thompson: Portrait of a Gunfighter

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Ben Thompson was a remarkable man, and few Texans can claim to have crowded more excitement, danger, drama, and tragedy into their lives than he did. He was an Indian fighter, Texas Ranger, Confederate cavalryman, mercenary for a foreign emperor, hired gun for a railroad, an elected lawman, professional gambler, and the victor of numerous gunfights. As a leading member of the Wild West’s sporting element, Ben Thompson spent most of his life moving in the unsavory underbelly of the West: saloons, dance-houses, billiard halls, bordellos, and gambling dens. During these travels many of the Wild West’s most famous icons—Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Bat Masterson, Wild Bill Hickok, John Wesley Hardin, John Ringo, and Buffalo Bill Cody—became acquainted with Ben Thompson. Some of these men called him a friend; others considered him a deadly enemy. In life and in death no one ever doubted Ben Thompson’s courage; one Texas newspaperman asserted he was “perfectly fearless, a perfect lion in nature when aroused.” This willingness to trust his life to his expertise with a pistol placed Thompson prominently among the western frontier’s most flamboyant breed of men: gunfighters.
Date: August 2018
Creator: Bicknell, Thomas C., 1952- & Parsons, Chuck
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
When Does Double Prosecution Count as Double Jeopardy? (open access)

When Does Double Prosecution Count as Double Jeopardy?

This report discusses the Fifth Amendment's Double Jeopardy Clause; although the Clause provides that no person shall "be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb," the Supreme Court has made clear that that protection has its limits.
Date: August 16, 2018
Creator: Hsin, JD S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response (open access)

Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response

This report discusses the ongoing conflict in Syria and U.S. policy regarding the conflict and potential resolutions.
Date: August 21, 2018
Creator: Humud, Carla E.; Blanchard, Christopher M. & Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Use Authorization and FDA's Related Authorities (open access)

Emergency Use Authorization and FDA's Related Authorities

This report discusses when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may permit a medical product to be provided to patients outside of the standard regulatory framework.
Date: August 13, 2018
Creator: Dabrowska, Agata
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran: Internal Politics and U.S. Policy and Options (open access)

Iran: Internal Politics and U.S. Policy and Options

This report discusses the political history, current politics, and human rights practices of Iran, as well as Iran's relations with the United States, U.S. policy toward Iran, and future policy options.
Date: August 23, 2018
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
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 Made in China 2025 Initiative: Economic Implications for the United StatesWayne M. Morrison, (open access)

The Made in China 2025 Initiative: Economic Implications for the United StatesWayne M. Morrison,

This report explains the Chinese government's "Made in China 2025" (MIC 2025) initiative, why it has generated concern among U.S. policymakers and stakeholders, and the Section 301 case against China and MIC 2025.
Date: August 29, 2018
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oops: When Does a Plain Error in Calculating a Defendant's Sentencing Guidelines Range Warrant Resentencing? (open access)

Oops: When Does a Plain Error in Calculating a Defendant's Sentencing Guidelines Range Warrant Resentencing?

This report discusses the Supreme Court opinion that an appellate court should exercise its discretion to correct an unpreserved error "if the error seriously affects the fairness, integrity or public reputation of judicial proceedings."
Date: August 8, 2018
Creator: Peck, Sarah Herman
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Force OA-X Light Attack Aircraft Program (open access)

Air Force OA-X Light Attack Aircraft Program

This report discusses the U.S. Air Force's intention to acquire a new type of aircraft. The OA-X light attack aircraft is a small, two-seat turboprop airplane designed for operation in relatively permissive environments.
Date: August 23, 2018
Creator: Gertler, Jeremiah
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hong Kong: Recent Developments and U.S. Relations (open access)

Hong Kong: Recent Developments and U.S. Relations

This report discusses the government of Hong Kong and their relationship with the United States.
Date: August 23, 2018
Creator: Martin, Michael F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Categorical Exclusions, Metroplexes, and Aircraft Noise Complaints (open access)

Categorical Exclusions, Metroplexes, and Aircraft Noise Complaints

This report discusses changes made by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to airspace and flight procedures to take advantage of new technologies deployed under NextGen, a comprehensive air traffic modernization initiative. In some neighborhoods, however, FAA's changes have increased overflights, triggering complaints about aircraft noise; some affected residents are seeking remedies from the agency, the courts, and Congress.
Date: August 6, 2018
Creator: Elias, Bart
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library