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Clear Statement Rules, Textualism, and the Administrative State
Congressional Research Service · 2023-12-04 · Posts · 2,844 words · PDF available
A “clear statement rule” is a judicial presumption that courts should not interpret a statute a certain way unless Congress made a “clear statement” requiring that outcome. In the Supreme Court’s Octo...
Congressional Court Watcher: Recent Appellate Decisions of Interest to Lawmakers (November 27–December 3, 2023)
Congressional Research Service · 2023-12-04 · Posts · 1,855 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...
Electricity Transmission: What Is the Role of the Federal Government?
Congressional Research Service · 2023-12-04 · Reports · 6,038 words · PDF available
Electricity transmission is central to the operation of the electricity system, and so has been of longstanding interest to Congress. Interest in electricity transmission has increased since the enact...