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30 Nov 2010, 4:48 am by immigrationprof
Photo Courtesy of David Bacon In DREAM ACT STUDENTS DEFY DEPORTATIONS, TELL CONGRESS TO VOTE, David Bacon gives us the latest on the growing political activism on college campuses and elsewhere on the DREAM Act, which may be considered in... [read post]
24 May 2023, 11:16 am by Ernesto Falcon
But Congress should regulate with extreme caution, if at all, and focus on use of the tools rather than the tools themselves. [read post]
29 Sep 2017, 2:52 am by NCC Staff
“The Congress shall have Power To ...raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years,” the clause read. [read post]
12 May 2024, 9:05 pm by Daniel E. Walters
In a recent working paper, I tested the theory using state-level data, as deference doctrines vary across states and are more variable over time there than they are at the federal level. [read post]
6 Jul 2011, 11:16 am by smlangston
Langston with the blog faculty Source: ATW The US Congress last week again passed a short-term FAA funding extension as lawmakers continued to fail to reach agreement on the long-term agency reauthorization bill that airports across the US say is necessary to bring stability to construction project planning. [read post]
12 Mar 2020, 11:43 am by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Library of Congress Announces Limited Access to Facilities until April 1, 2020 “Out of an abundance of caution, all Library of Congress buildings and facilities will be closed to the public starting at 5 p.m. [read post]
6 May 2020, 12:01 pm by Scott R. Anderson, Margaret Taylor
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus crisis, outside voices—including both of us—have urged Congress to adopt rules that will allow it to perform at least its most essential functions at a distance. [read post]
9 Aug 2011, 9:53 am by Greg Siskind
The American Bar Association, the organization representing hundreds of thousands of lawyers across the US, passed a resolution this morning urging Congress to pass on any measures to amend the Constitution or other federal laws regarding birthright citizenship. [read post]
15 Sep 2016, 12:46 pm by Margaret Wood
”  Section five appropriates money “for the purchase of such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress, at the said city of Washington, and for fitting up a suitable apartment for containing them … “  The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House were charged with purchasing these books using a catalogue which would be supplied to them by a joint committee which was to be appointed for that purpose. [read post]
21 Jul 2008, 11:53 am
[JURIST] US Attorney General Michael Mukasey [official website; JURIST news archive] said on Monday that Congress should pass legislation [C-SPAN video, Flash; transcript] guiding US civilian courts on how to conduct Guantanamo detainees' habeas corpus proceedings because the judiciary should not make such determinations. [read post]
19 Jul 2006, 1:01 am
[JURIST] Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee [official website] on Tuesday, US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales [official profile] urged Congress to authorize military commissions [JURIST news archive] to try terror detainees following the US Supreme Court's decision last month in Hamdan v. [read post]
10 Oct 2009, 7:58 am
[JURIST] Members of the US Congress have removed an amendment [S AMDT 1399 materials] to the 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations bill [HR 2892 materials] that sought to require additional construction of the US-Mexico border fence [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
22 Dec 2007, 8:38 pm
In an attempt to stem the perceived influx of gang members into the US military, Congress, in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2008, inserted a provision prohibiting “membership in a criminal street gang” by members of the Armed Forces. [read post]
8 Mar 2017, 11:37 am by John Suthers
All of us have been taught the importance of being personally responsible and accountable for our actions. [read post]
29 Jul 2008, 6:48 pm
  The toxins, which have been commonly used in plastic children's toys for decades, can be ingested by acts as simple as a child chewing on a toy. [read post]
9 May 2018, 9:04 am by Katharine Trendacosta
The Congressional Review Act (CRA) allows Congress to overturn an agency rule using a simple majority vote. [read post]
9 May 2018, 9:04 am by Katharine Trendacosta
The Congressional Review Act (CRA) allows Congress to overturn an agency rule using a simple majority vote. [read post]