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Congressional Court Watcher: Recent Appellate Decisions of Interest to Lawmakers (December 26, 2023–January 1, 2024)
Congressional Research Service · 2024-01-02 · Posts · 860 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...
FY2024 NDAA: Military Child Care Programs
Congressional Research Service · 2024-01-02 · Posts · 1,233 words · PDF available
Background The Department of Defense (DOD) operates the largest employer-sponsored child care program in the United States, serving approximately 200,000 children of servicemembers and DOD civilians. ...
FY2024 NDAA: Military Spouse Employment Matters
Congressional Research Service · 2024-01-02 · Posts · 1,102 words · PDF available
Background The Department of Defense (DOD) provides certain benefits and services to military servicemember spouses as part of broader quality of life programs to support recruitment and retention. Th...
Regulating Gender in School Sports: An Overview of Legal Challenges to State Laws
Congressional Research Service · 2024-01-02 · Posts · 3,365 words · PDF available
Public debate over the participation of transgender women in women’s sports has proliferated in recent years, raising questions of fairness in contexts ranging from the Olympics to elementary school s...