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Supreme Court Considers Whether the United States Can Prosecute a Foreign-State-Owned Bank
Posts · Mar 6, 2023
The Supreme Court may soon decide whether the United States can prosecute foreign countries and their agencies and instrumentalities in U.S. courts. The United States has accused Türkiye Halk Bankasi...
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The Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF): State Insolvency and Federal Loans to States
Reports · Jan 13, 2023
States have a great deal of autonomy in how they establish and run their unemployment insurance programs. However, federal law requires states to pay Unemployment Compensation (UC) benefits promptly....
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State Legislatures, State Courts, and Federal Elections: U.S. Supreme Court to Consider Moore v. Harper
Posts · Nov 1, 2022
During the fall 2022 term, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in a case that could significantly affect how states regulate federal elections. In Moore v. Harper, the Court is...
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Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act: Eligibility and Funding
InFocus · Nov 25, 2025
Since 1996, the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1602-11) has authorized U.S. courts to order designated state sponsors of terrorism—namely, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and Syria and...
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Huawei v. United States: The Bill of Attainder Clause and Huawei’s Lawsuit Against the United States
Posts · Mar 14, 2019
On March 6, 2019, Chinese electronics manufacturing and telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co. (Huawei) filed a lawsuit against the United States, challenging the constitutionality of a law...
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Enforcing International Trade Obligations in USMCA: The State-State Dispute Settlement Mechanism
Resources · Jan 3, 2020
Enforcement of many obligations in the proposed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which would replace the existing North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) if ratified, is covered by...
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Spending Clause Conditions and the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund
Posts · Apr 2, 2021
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) tasks the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) with disbursing to states more than $190 billion appropriated for the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery...
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Supreme Court Clarifies Rules for Electoral College: States May Restrict Faithless Electors
Posts · Jul 10, 2020
On July 6, 2020, the Supreme Court unanimously held that states may punish or replace presidential electors who refuse to cast their ballots for the candidate chosen by the voters of their state. In...
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Constitutional Limits on States’ Power over Foreign Affairs
Posts · Aug 15, 2022
The Constitution gives the federal government the primary power to manage the United States’ foreign relations. Article I, Section 10 prohibits states from engaging in a set of activities that...
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State Broadband Initiatives: Selected State and Local Approaches as Potential Models for Federal Initiatives to Address the Digital Divide
Reports · Apr 6, 2020
Access to high-speed internet, known as broadband, is becoming increasingly essential to daily life as more applications and activities move online. This has become particularly apparent during the...
Hearing Business meeting to consider an original resolution regarding Contempt of Congress, S.2732, to strengthen employee cost savings suggestions...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Aug 6, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Business meeting to consider the nominations of Jennifer Lee Mascott, of Delaware, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit,...
senate Judiciary Committee · Oct 1, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing Hearings to examine S.749, to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Apr 29, 2026 · Request transcript
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Supreme Court Narrows Dormant Commerce Clause and Upholds State Animal Welfare Law
Posts · Aug 31, 2023
On May 11, 2023, the Supreme Court upheld a California rule (Proposition 12) banning the in-state sale of whole pork meat from pigs that had been “confined in a cruel manner,” even if those pigs were...
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The Texas Heartbeat Act (S.B. 8), Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson, and United States v. Texas: Frequently Asked Questions
Posts · Oct 25, 2021
The Texas Heartbeat Act (S.B. 8) is a state law that prohibits physicians from performing or inducing an abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected. Since S.B. 8 took effect on September 1, 2021,...
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Federal Regulation of Alien Employment and Preemption over State Laws
Posts · Nov 4, 2020
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) established rules governing the employment of non-U.S. nationals (aliens) in the United States. IRCA made it unlawful for employers to knowingly...
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.140, to address the forest health crisis on the National Forest System and public lands, S.332, to require a study...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 10, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.342, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize an individual who is awarded the Purple Heart for service...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Mar 18, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.2132, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent and mitigate the potential for conflicts of interest...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jan 15, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.2132, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent and mitigate the potential for conflicts of interest...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jan 8, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Business meeting to consider the nominations of Rebecca L. Taibleson, of Wisconsin, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit,...
senate Judiciary Committee · Oct 9, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.4726, to promote efforts to bring about stability and security in Sudan, S.3984, to authorize a 2-year extension of...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Jun 17, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.1572, to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Federal carjacking statute, S.3062, to require...
senate Judiciary Committee · Apr 30, 2026 · Request transcript
Witness Luis C.deBaca
United States Department of State · 1 hearing
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Fourth Circuit Says Public Charter Schools Are State Actors, Supreme Court Declines to Weigh In
Posts · Jul 19, 2023
On June 14, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (Fourth Circuit) held in Peltier v. Charter Day Schools that a public charter school’s dress code policy discriminated against...
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Funding Limits on Federal Prosecutions of State-Legal Medical Marijuana
Posts · Dec 5, 2024
Federal law generally prohibits the production, distribution, and possession of marijuana for both medical and recreational purposes. In May 2024, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) proposed...
Witness Bette Brand
United States Department of Agriculture · 1 hearing
Witness Xochitl Torres Small
United States Department of Agriculture · 1 hearing
Witness Brigadier General David Zinn
United States Army · 1 hearing
Witness Ramesh Sagili
Oregon State University · 1 hearing
Witness Marty Vanier
Kansas State University · 1 hearing
Witness Karen Brinson Bell
North Carolina State Board of Elections · 2 hearings
Witness Cord Byrd
Office of the Florida Secretary of State · 1 hearing
Witness Mohammad Ghassemi
Michigan State University · 1 hearing
Witness Adam Telle
United States Army (Civil Works) · 2 hearings
Hearing "Water Resources Development Acts Implementation: Review and Oversight of Past Provisions"
house Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee · Sep 10, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Adam Telle, United States Army (Civil Works)
Hearing "USDA's Rural Development: Delivering Vital Programs and Services to Rural America"
house Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee · Sep 18, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Bette Brand, United States Department of Agriculture
Hearing "An Examination of the State of the Specialty Crop Industry"
house Agriculture Committee · Sep 16, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Ramesh Sagili, Oregon State University
Hearing Oversight: Advancing VA Care Through Artificial Intelligence
house Technology Modernization Subcommittee · Sep 15, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Mohammad Ghassemi, Michigan State University
Hearing “How Leftist Nonprofit Networks Exploit Federal Tax Dollars to Advance a Radical Agenda”
house Oversight Subcommittee · Jul 15, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Luis C.deBaca, United States Department of State
Hearing "Proposals for a Water Resources Development Act of 2026 - Administration Priorities"
house Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee · Feb 24, 2026 · Request transcript
Witness: Adam Telle, United States Army (Civil Works)
Hearing Legislative hearing on the following bills: • H.R. 309 (Rep. Nehls), “National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community...
house Federal Lands Subcommittee · Sep 18, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Brigadier General David Zinn, United States Army
Hearing Committee on House Administration Rescheduled Elections Subcommittee Hearing, "Maintaining Election Operations in the Face of Natural Disasters”
house Elections Subcommittee · Sep 16, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Karen Brinson Bell, North Carolina State Board of Elections
Hearing “Surveying the Threat of Agroterrorism: Perspectives on Food, Agriculture, and Veterinary Defense”
house Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee · Sep 16, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Marty Vanier, Kansas State University
Hearing Full Committee Hearing, “Make Elections Great Again: How to Restore Trust and Integrity in Federal Elections.”
house Committee on House Administration · Feb 10, 2026 · Request transcript
Witness: Karen Brinson Bell, North Carolina State Board of Elections
Committee Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
house Standing
Committee United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
senate Standing
Committee Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee
house Judiciary Committee
Committee National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee
house Appropriations Committee
Committee State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development Subcommittee
senate Standing
Committee State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee
senate Appropriations Committee