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COVID-19 and China: A Chronology of Events (December 2019-January 2020)
Congressional Research Service · 2020-05-13 · Reports · 21,545 words · PDF available
In Congress, multiple bills and resolutions have been introduced related to China’s handling of a novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, that expanded to become the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVI...
Supreme Court Rules That Lawful Permanent Residents May Be Treated as “Inadmissible” Under Cancellation of Removal Statute
Congressional Research Service · 2020-05-13 · Posts · 2,359 words · PDF available
A non-U.S. national (alien) admitted into the United States as a lawful permanent resident (LPR) enjoys certain benefits that other classes of aliens do not. For instance, an LPR may remain in the Uni...
Attempt: An Abbreviated Overview of Federal Criminal Law
Congressional Research Service · 2020-05-13 · Reports · 3,807 words · PDF available
Attempt is the incomplete form of some other underlying offense. Unlike state law, federal law does not feature a general attempt statute. Instead, federal law outlaws the attempt to commit a number o...