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Agency Discretion to Manage Appropriated Funds: The WHO Funding Announcement
Congressional Research Service · 2020-05-15 · Posts · 2,517 words · PDF available
On April 14, 2020, President Donald J. Trump announced that his Administration would “halt” funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) while it investigates the WHO’s Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COV...
Foreign Sovereign Immunity and COVID-19 Lawsuits Against China
Congressional Research Service · 2020-05-15 · Posts · 2,028 words · PDF available
Putative classes of plaintiffs have launched at least five class action lawsuits against the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China) for losses in the United States associated with...
Election 2020 and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Legal Issues in Absentee and All-Mail Voting
Congressional Research Service · 2020-05-15 · Posts · 2,399 words · PDF available
As a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there have been concerns about the potential impact on the 2020 federal election cycle. Some states have delayed primary elections, and...
Copyright and State Sovereign Immunity: The Allen v. Cooper Decision
Congressional Research Service · 2020-05-15 · Posts · 2,006 words · PDF available
On March 23, 2020, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Allen v. Cooper, concluding that Congress lacked the authority to enact the Copyright Remedy Clarification Act of 1990 (CRCA), which purporte...
Federal Authority to Lift or Modify State and Local COVID-19 “Stay-at-Home” Orders: Frequently Asked Questions
Congressional Research Service · 2020-05-15 · Posts · 2,219 words · PDF available
To contain the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), roughly 20 states and the District of Columbia continue to operate under so-called “stay-at-home” orders closing nonessential business...