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Webcasting in the Time of COVID-19: Copyright Implications of Remote Worship & Distance Learning
Congressional Research Service · 2020-04-03 · Posts · 2,128 words · PDF available
Unauthorized public performance or display of a copyrighted work generally gives rise to liability for copyright infringement; however, current law exempts certain activities from infringement when pe...
Federal Conspiracy Law: A Brief Overview
Congressional Research Service · 2020-04-03 · Reports · 18,096 words · PDF available
Zacarias Moussaoui, members of the Colombian drug cartels, members of organized crime, and some of the former Enron executives have at least one thing in common: they all have federal conspiracy convi...
Multiemployer Defined Benefit (DB) Pension Plans: A Primer
Congressional Research Service · 2020-04-03 · Reports · 14,747 words · PDF available
Multiemployer defined benefit (DB) pension plans are private-sector pensions sponsored by more than one employer and maintained as part of a collective bargaining agreement. In 2017, about 3% of all D...
Watching the Watchers: A Comparison of Privacy Bills in the 116th Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2020-04-03 · Posts · 2,077 words · PDF available
As a growing number of states enact or consider consumer privacy protection measures, many in Congress are pushing for a comprehensive federal consumer privacy framework. In 2019, both the Senate Comm...
Bureau of Reclamation: History, Authorities, and Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2020-04-03 · Reports · 12,153 words · PDF available
The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), an agency within the Department of the Interior (DOI), is responsible for the management and development of many of the large federal dams and water diversion ...
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act: A Primer
Congressional Research Service · 2020-04-03 · Resources · 1,792 words · PDF available
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) establishes rights beyond those protections afforded by the Constitution’s free exercise clause by creating a heightened standard of review for gov...
Direct Federal Support of Individuals Pursuing Training and Education in Nondegree Programs
Congressional Research Service · 2020-04-03 · Reports · 25,244 words · PDF available
Recent Administrations and Congress have demonstrated bipartisan support for increasing federal assistance to individuals pursuing training and education in postsecondary non-degree programs, sometime...
Federal Conspiracy Law: An Abbreviated Overview
Congressional Research Service · 2020-04-03 · Reports · 6,011 words
Zacarias Moussaoui, members of the Colombian drug cartels, members of organized crime, and some of the former Enron executives have at least one thing in common: they all have federal conspiracy convi...