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State Social Media Laws at the Supreme Court
Congressional Research Service · 2024-02-20 · Posts · 2,866 words · PDF available
On February 26, 2024, the Supreme Court is to hear oral argument over the constitutionality of Florida and Texas laws that restrict online platforms’ ability to moderate user content. The U.S. Courts ...
Nickels and Dimes: History and Current Status
Congressional Research Service · 2024-02-20 · Resources · 802 words · PDF available
The Secretary of the Treasury, through the U.S. Mint, is statutorily authorized to issue specific circulating coin denominations (31 U.S.C. §5112). Currently, the United States has six circulating coi...
Payment for Order Flow (PFOF) and Broker-Dealer Regulation
Congressional Research Service · 2024-02-20 · Resources · 1,738 words · PDF available
Policymakers have scrutinized certain rebates that brokerage firms receive for executing retail investor stock trades, with particular attention to payment for order flow (PFOF). PFOF raises issues re...
Recent Developments in the Rights of Private Individuals to Enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
Congressional Research Service · 2024-02-20 · Posts · 2,740 words · PDF available
On November 20, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Eighth Circuit) in Arkansas State Conference NAACP v. Arkansas Board of Apportionment affirmed a federal district court ruling t...
Trade Promotion Authority (TPA)
Congressional Research Service · 2024-02-20 · Resources · 1,470 words · PDF available
The U.S. Constitution empowers Congress to impose tariffs and regulate trade with foreign nations. Periodically, Congress has legislated authorities and procedures to signal to trading partners that t...
China Primer: Illicit Fentanyl and China’s Role
Congressional Research Service · 2024-02-20 · Resources · 1,737 words · PDF available
In addressing the international dimension of the opioid crisis in the United States, policymakers have sought to stop foreign-sourced fentanyl, fentanyl-related substances (i.e., analogues), and chemi...