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SCOTUS Bolsters State Criminal Jurisdiction on Tribal Lands
Congressional Research Service · 2022-07-01 · Posts · 1,249 words · PDF available
Rejecting the view that states lack criminal jurisdiction on tribal reservations unless Congress specifically grants such jurisdiction, on June 29, 2022, the Supreme Court announced in Oklahoma v. Cas...
Cryptocurrency in 401(k) Retirement Plans
Congressional Research Service · 2022-07-01 · Resources · 1,515 words · PDF available
Digital assets, which include cryptocurrencies, crypto-assets, or digital tokens, among others, are digital representations of value and are issued and transferred using distributed ledger or blockcha...
Siegel v. Fitzgerald: Supreme Court Makes Rare Comment on the Bankruptcy Clause’s Uniformity Requirement
Congressional Research Service · 2022-07-01 · Posts · 1,917 words · PDF available
On June 6, 2022, the Supreme Court decided Siegel v. Fitzgerald, holding that the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (the “2017 Act”) violated the uniformity requirement of the U.S. Constitution’s Bankr...
Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund: Overview and Programs
Congressional Research Service · 2022-07-01 · Reports · 8,222 words · PDF available
As communities face a variety of economic challenges, some may look to local banks and financial institutions for solutions that address the specific development needs of low-income and distressed com...