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Social Security: Selected Findings of the 2023 Annual Report
Congressional Research Service · 2023-04-05 · Resources · 1,713 words · PDF available
According to the 2023 report of the Board of Trustees of the Social Security Trust Funds, the program’s finances are in a similar, albeit marginally worse, position in 2023 relative to what they were ...
Military Jurisdiction over Retired Servicemembers
Congressional Research Service · 2023-04-05 · Posts · 1,715 words · PDF available
Members of the United States Armed Forces are governed by a distinct criminal legal regime: the military justice system. (They are also subject to civilian laws and courts.) The purposes of this syste...
Congressional Court Watcher: Recent Appellate Decisions of Interest to Lawmakers (March 27-March 31, 2023)
Congressional Research Service · 2023-04-05 · Posts · 1,575 words · PDF available
The federal courts issue hundreds of decisions every week in cases involving diverse legal disputes. This Sidebar series selects decisions from the past week that may be of particular interest to fede...
The Feres Doctrine: Congress, the Courts, and Military Servicemember Lawsuits Against the United States
Congressional Research Service · 2023-04-05 · Posts · 2,232 words · PDF available
The Supreme Court’s 1950 decision in Feres v. United States generally bars individuals from pursuing tort lawsuits against the United States for injuries arising from active-duty military service, est...