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Congressional Court Watcher: Recent Appellate Decisions of Interest to Lawmakers (April 10-April 14, 2023)
Congressional Research Service · 2023-04-19 · Posts · 1,859 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...
Rural Definitions Used for Eligibility Requirements in USDA Rural Development Programs
Congressional Research Service · 2023-04-19 · Reports · 7,871 words · PDF available
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Rural Development (RD) administers more than 40 programs that support economic and community development in rural communities. For many of the progr...
Congressional Investigation of the Trump Indictment
Congressional Research Service · 2023-04-19 · Posts · 2,110 words · PDF available
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr. recently asked a federal district court to declare invalid a House Judiciary Committee (Committee) deposition subpoena issued as part of an inquiry into th...
Semiconductors and the Semiconductor Industry
Congressional Research Service · 2023-04-19 · Reports · 14,218 words · PDF available
Semiconductors (also known as integrated circuits, microelectronic chips, or computer chips) are tiny electronic devices (based primarily on silicon or germanium) composed of billions of components th...