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Congressional Oversight Manual
Congressional Research Service · 2022-12-22 · Reports · 65,713 words · PDF available
Congress’s lawmaking role does not end when it passes legislation. Oversight is fundamental to make sure that laws are working as intended and are being administered in an effective, efficient, and ec...
The Right to a Jury Trial in Civil Cases Part 4: The Roles of Judges and Juries in Civil Cases
Congressional Research Service · 2022-12-22 · Posts · 1,194 words · PDF available
This Legal Sidebar is the fourth in a five-part series that discusses a unique feature of the American legal system—the constitutional right to a jury trial in federal civil cases at law. During the C...
The Right to a Jury Trial in Civil Cases Part 3: Legal and Equitable Claims and Combined Cases
Congressional Research Service · 2022-12-22 · Posts · 1,529 words · PDF available
This Legal Sidebar is the third in a five-part series that discusses a unique feature of the American legal system—the constitutional right to a jury trial in federal civil cases at law. During the Co...
Benefit Reductions to Participants in Delphi Pension Plans
Congressional Research Service · 2022-12-22 · Resources · 1,703 words · PDF available
Introduction Delphi Technologies is a parts and components supplier to auto makers that was spun off from General Motors (GM) in 1999. In May 2009, Delphi’s pension plans were terminated and responsib...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces: A Brief Introduction
Congressional Research Service · 2022-12-22 · Resources · 1,661 words · PDF available
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF) provides the exclusive forum for those convicted at courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to appeal the decisions of th...
The Right to a Jury Trial in Civil Cases Part 5: The Bar on Reexamining a Jury’s Findings of Fact
Congressional Research Service · 2022-12-22 · Posts · 837 words · PDF available
This Legal Sidebar is the fifth in a five-part series that discusses a unique feature of the American legal system—the constitutional right to a jury trial in federal civil cases at law. During the Co...
The Right to a Jury Trial in Civil Cases Part 2: Identifying Civil Cases with a Right to a Jury Trial
Congressional Research Service · 2022-12-22 · Posts · 1,259 words · PDF available
This Legal Sidebar is the second in a five-part series that discusses a unique feature of the American legal system—the constitutional right to a jury trial in federal civil cases at law. During the C...
The Right to a Jury Trial in Civil Cases Part 1: Introduction and Historical Background
Congressional Research Service · 2022-12-22 · Posts · 1,063 words · PDF available
This Legal Sidebar is the first in a five-part series that discusses a unique feature of the American legal system—the constitutional right to a jury trial in federal civil cases at law. During the Co...
The Debate over Venting and Flaring on Federal Lands
Congressional Research Service · 2022-12-22 · Posts · 1,670 words · PDF available
On November 30, 2022, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published a proposed rule intended to address the venting and flaring of natural gas by energy production operations on federal and tribal lan...