Civil Rights at School: Agency Enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits federally funded programs, activities, and institutions from discriminating based on race, color, or national origin. In its current form, largely un...
Virtual Currencies and Money Laundering: Legal Background, Enforcement Actions, and Legislative Proposals
Law enforcement officials have described money laundering—the process of making illegally obtained proceeds appear legitimate—as the “lifeblood” of organized crime. Recently, money launderers have inc...
The Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-123), signed into law on February 9, 2018, created a joint select committee of the House and Senate. The Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations...
Delegation of Federal Aviation Administration Certification Authorities to Aviation Manufacturers
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certifies pilots, aircraft, and aircraft components, as well as airlines and charter flight operators. It requires that aircraft and component design specific...
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): FY2019 Budget Request and Appropriations
The mission of the Department of Commerce (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is to understand and predict changes in weather, climate, oceans, and coasts; to share that infor...
Federal District Court Enjoins the Department of Homeland Security from Terminating Temporary Protected Status
Update: In February 2019, several months after this Sidebar was originally published, a lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, challenging the Department...
Huawei v. United States: The Bill of Attainder Clause and Huawei’s Lawsuit Against the United States
On March 6, 2019, Chinese electronics manufacturing and telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co. (Huawei) filed a lawsuit against the United States, challenging the constitutionality of a law ...
Special Counsel Investigations: History, Authority, Appointment and Removal
The Constitution vests Congress with the legislative power, which includes authority to establish federal agencies and conduct oversight of those entities. Criminal investigations and prosecutions, ho...
History and Enforcement of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Voting Rights Act, VRA, Supreme Court, Fourteenth Amendment, Fifteenth Amendment, voting, elections, coverage formula, Shelby County v. Holder, preclearance requirement, redistricting