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ATF's Ability to Regulate "Bump Stocks"
This report discusses whether ATF has the right to regulate "bump stocks" for rifles which allow rifles to mimic the actions of an automatic weapon and recent proposed regulatory action by ATF.
Date:
March 22, 2018
Creator:
Peck, Sarah Herman
System:
The UNT Digital Library
It Belongs in a Museum: Sovereign Immunity Shields Iranian Antiquities Even When It Does Not Protect Iran
This report discusses the Supreme Court's decision in the case of "Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran" where the court ruled that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) did not permit U.S. victims of Iran-sponsored terrorist attacks to seize a collection of Persian antiquities on loan from Iran to a museum at the University of Chicago. The background of the case and case law about the FSIA is also discussed.
Date:
March 22, 2018
Creator:
Mulligan, Stephen P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Proposals Seek Statutory Protections Related to Removing a Special Counsel
This report discusses the current rules for special counsels investigating executive branch officials and new proposed laws regarding special counsels and the process required to remove one from their position.
Date:
August 22, 2017
Creator:
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Law and Leaks to the Press
This report discusses laws that govern the legality or possible repercussions of leaking government information of various types to the press.
Date:
February 22, 2017
Creator:
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Can Agencies Take Actions That They Are Not Expressly Authorized by Statute to Take?
This legal sidebar on statutory interpretation addresses the question of whether executive branch agencies are barred from taking actions that Congress has not specifically authorized them to take.
Date:
March 22, 2016
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library