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24 Dec 2017, 9:30 pm
Republicans’ recent electoral losses in Alabama, New Jersey and Virginia suggest that voters may well decide to cash in on their insurance policy next November and flip control of one or both houses of Congress. [read post]
18 Dec 2017, 4:43 pm
The House Conference Committee Report signed off by the Conference Committee and filed in the House of Representatives of December 15, 2017 documents the agreements reached by House and Senate Conferees reconciling the House and Senate versions of H.R. 1, which Congress will vote upon this week. [read post]
18 Dec 2017, 5:18 am
H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Refirm Bill) reported out of the Conference Committee last week and scheduled for a vote before Congress tomorrow leaves these limits substantially unchanged. [read post]
16 Dec 2017, 8:50 am
The US comes in last of the top 10 most well-off countries, and 18th amongst the top 21.In the OECD the US ranks 35th out of 37 in terms of poverty and inequality. [read post]
14 Dec 2017, 5:34 am
Notably, the Trump White House has made its commitment to regulatory rollback well known. [read post]
6 Dec 2017, 4:00 am
As many Lawfare readers are aware, Congress enacted Section 702 in July 2008 as part of the FISA Amendments Act. [read post]
22 Nov 2017, 4:00 am
Although the White House has promised to provide “annual reports” that will show the actual practice under the VEP, the charter itself does not provide for any public reporting, and only specifies that annual reporting “may be provided to the Congress. [read post]
12 Oct 2017, 9:52 am
They often use it as a selling point to their members. [read post]
11 Oct 2017, 3:30 am
It prevents the executive from using the color of law to abuse members of Congress who disagree with him. [read post]
9 Oct 2017, 2:02 pm
But where it wasn’t necessary, it wasn’t used. [read post]
5 Oct 2017, 7:30 am
But there is ample precedent for using sworn statements from high-level officials as a mechanism to ensure at least some degree of accountability. [read post]
29 Sep 2017, 1:45 pm
(Now, it would take only 1/3+1 of House members to keep the status quo.) [read post]
29 Sep 2017, 1:25 pm
I do suspect that this will be a decisive moment in the relationship between the US national government and what is now the world's largest remaining colony (defined by the absence of any voting representation in the metropolitan government, unlike, for example, the French territories). [read post]
25 Sep 2017, 3:32 pm
A-D.)The plaintiffs filed this action in early 2014, claiming that Paragraph 12 violated Section 1692e of the FDCPA, which bars a debt collector from using any false, deceptive, or misleading representations in connection with the collection of any debt. [read post]
18 Sep 2017, 2:45 am
The original Constitution avoided the issue of slavery, counting each slave as three-fifths of a person to determine representation in Congress. [read post]
15 Sep 2017, 6:33 am
— With both Texas and Florida recovering from massive hurricanes, members of Congress from the two states are actively avoiding turning hurricane aid into a competition. [read post]
15 Sep 2017, 6:33 am
— With both Texas and Florida recovering from massive hurricanes, members of Congress from the two states are actively avoiding turning hurricane aid into a competition. [read post]
14 Sep 2017, 12:05 pm
Fourth, the 2018 elections for Congress and state legislatures could be run – as in Maryland –using election district maps that are the result of challenged partisan maneuvering that will not yet have been fully tested in court. [read post]
6 Sep 2017, 7:39 am
Congress is back in session and this Thursday, September 7, the House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit will hold a one-panel hearing entitled “Legislative Proposals for a More Efficient Federal Financial Regulatory Regime. [read post]
5 Sep 2017, 6:45 am
If you are an attorney who wants to help by giving brief advice, limited-scope service, or full representation to Harvey survivors, please complete the form at texasbar.com/attorneyvolunteer. [read post]
