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Ashcroft v. al-Kidd: Official Immunity and Material Witnesses Before the Supreme Court
Congressional Research Service · 2011-07-01 · Reports · 9,987 words
Public officials cannot be sued personally for injuries resulting from the performance of their duties. They lose this qualified immunity when the injuries resulted from their violation of clearly est...
Statutory Budget Controls in Effect Between 1985 and 2002
Congressional Research Service · 2011-07-01 · Reports · 6,078 words
Between 1985 and 2002, several statutory budget controls were enacted to reduce the budget deficit. Chief among these were the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and the Budget ...