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Timor-Leste: Background and U.S. Relations
Congressional Research Service · 2024-07-26 · Resources · 1,537 words · PDF available
Overview Timor-Leste (also known as East Timor), is one of the world’s youngest nation-states, having gained its independence from Indonesia on May 20, 2002. The United States and the U.S. Congress ha...
Smithsonian Institution: Background, Entities, and Leadership
Congressional Research Service · 2024-07-26 · Resources · 1,042 words
Congress created the Smithsonian Institution in 1846, 10 years after it agreed to accept the bequest of James Smithson, an English scientist who died in 1829. Smithson left the bulk of his estate to t...
Congressional Court Watcher: Federal Appellate Decisions in Recent Years Applying Chevron Deference
Congressional Research Service · 2024-07-26 · Posts · 7,517 words · PDF available
In late June 2024, the Supreme Court issued a decision in the consolidated cases of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce (collectively referred to as Lop...