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Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) generally prohibits discrimination “on the basis of sex” in educational programs or activities that receive federal funding. Whether the statute...

The United States and Mexico share the waters of the Colorado River and the Rio Grande. A bilateral water treaty from 1944 (the 1944 Water Treaty) and other binational agreements guide how the two gov...

Since the 1990s, concerns have grown about sea lion predation on Columbia River salmon and steelhead (salmonids). Management of these species has been complicated by requirements to protect sea lion p...

The Speaker usually does not take the initiative to prevent the House from considering proposals or taking actions that would violate the House’s rules. Instead, whenever a Member believes that the Ho...