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Foreign Ownership of U.S. Real Property: Developments in Shen v. Simpson
Congressional Research Service · 2024-03-04 · Posts · 931 words · PDF available
As described in this CRS Legal Sidebar, lawmakers have considered and promoted various legislative options to restrict ownership of land by certain foreign entities. One such law, Florida’s SB 264, es...
Presidential Immunity, Criminal Liability, and the Impeachment Judgment Clause
Congressional Research Service · 2024-03-04 · Posts · 3,290 words · PDF available
The President of the United States “occupies a unique position” in the American constitutional system as the head of the executive branch of government “entrusted with supervisory and policy responsib...
Smith v. Spizzirri: Supreme Court to Consider Whether Federal Courts May Dismiss a Lawsuit Subject to Arbitration
Congressional Research Service · 2024-03-04 · Posts · 1,168 words · PDF available
In Smith v. Spizzirri, the Supreme Court will consider whether Section 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) permits federal trial courts to dismiss a lawsuit, rather than stay the case, when all of ...
DHS Border Barrier Funding Through FY2021
Congressional Research Service · 2024-03-04 · Reports · 10,013 words · PDF available
The purpose of barriers on the U.S.-Mexico border has evolved over time. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, fencing at the border was more for demarcation and containment of livestock than for...
K-12 Teacher Recruitment and Retention Policies in the Higher Education Act: In Brief
Congressional Research Service · 2024-03-04 · Reports · 4,706 words · PDF available
The K-12 teacher workforce is relatively large—each year, about 4 million teachers are employed in U.S. elementary and secondary schools. Turnover in many of these schools is high relative to earlier ...
The Undetectable Firearms Act: Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2024-03-04 · Posts · 953 words · PDF available
In the 1980s, the production of guns made with polymer (industrial plastic) stoked concerns that firearms were becoming undetectable by metal detectors in places like airports and federal buildings. I...
Prabowo Subianto’s Apparent Election in Indonesia: Considerations for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2024-03-04 · Posts · 1,028 words · PDF available
On February 14, 2024, Indonesians voted in presidential, parliamentary, and local elections—the world’s largest one-day democratic exercise. Early results suggest Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, ex...
Immigration policy could determine the next president of the United States
Brookings Institution · 2024-03-04 · Article · 9,029 words · PDF available
If Trump reverts back to the inflammatory language he used to push for his immigration policies in 2016, it could bode well for Democrats.