Constitutional Limits on States's Efforts to "Uphold" the Paris Agreement (open access)

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
Organizing Executive Branch Agencies: Who Makes the Call? (open access)

Organizing Executive Branch Agencies: Who Makes the Call?

This report lays out the applicable legal considerations relevant to analyzing potential executive branch agency reorganizations that have been proposed by the Trump Administration.
Date: June 27, 2018
Creator: Cole, Jared P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
UPDATE: Public Sector Union Dues: Grappling with Fixed Stars and Stare Decisis (Part I) (open access)

UPDATE: Public Sector Union Dues: Grappling with Fixed Stars and Stare Decisis (Part I)

This report discusses the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of "Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council." In a 5-4 decision, the Court held that public-sector agency fee arrangements violate the First Amendment, overruling its 1977 decision in Abood v. Detroit Board of Education.
Date: June 27, 2018
Creator: Killion, Victoria L.
System: The UNT Digital Library