Stanley v. City of Sanford: Supreme Court Rejects Retiree’s Americans with Disabilities Act Claim
On June 20, 2025, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Stanley v. City of Sanford. The Court held that a retired firefighter could not pursue a claim, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA...
Constitutional Considerations in Member Involvement in Executive Agency Actions
Members of Congress and their staffs interact with executive branch agencies for a number of purposes, including carrying out Congress’s functions of overseeing, investigating, and influencing the imp...
The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program: Issues for the 119th Congress
Under Section 60102 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA; P.L. 117-58), enacted in late 2021, Congress directed the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information (“...
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
DFC, a federal agency, uses financial tools to promote private investment in less-developed countries. Its purpose, by statute, is to mobilize private capital to advance U.S. development and foreign p...