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Is There Liability for Cross-Border Shooting?
Congressional Research Service · 2020-02-26 · Posts · 1,285 words · PDF available
Update: On February 25, 2020, the Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the Fifth Circuit, holding that the Bivens theory cannot be extended to encompass an implied-cause-of-action for cross-border s...
U.S. Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) Program
Congressional Research Service · 2020-02-26 · Resources · 1,518 words · PDF available
Congress passed the U.S. Foreign-Trade Zone Act (P.L. 73-397, 19 U.S.C. §§81[a-u]) in 1934, which authorized the creation of the FTZ Program. The intent of the program was to encourage international t...
District Court Rejects DOI’s Ban on Tribes’ Re-petitioning for Federal Recognition
Congressional Research Service · 2020-02-26 · Posts · 1,415 words · PDF available
On January 10, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington held that the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) 2015 Final Rule revising 25 C.F.R. Part 83 to ban Indian groups fro...
Federal Freight Policy: In Brief
Congressional Research Service · 2020-02-26 · Reports · 5,806 words · PDF available
This report provides an overview of federal planning and funding for freight transportation infrastructure, namely for trucks, railroads, and vessels. The report also discusses the relative performanc...