Social Media Algorithms: Content Recommendation, Moderation, and Congressional Considerations
Social media plays an integral role in modern life for many. It facilitates the spread of information and serves as a key source of news, entertainment, and financial opportunity. In 2022, over 70% of...
Casino Gambling and Economic Development
In recent decades, some officials and policymakers at the federal, state, and local levels have argued that gambling—in particular, casino gambling, but also online and sports betting—can help facilit...
Louisiana Court Rules on Government Communications with Social Media Companies
On July 4, 2023, a Louisiana federal district court entered a preliminary injunction in Missouri v. Biden, preventing a number of executive branch agencies and employees from communicating with social...
The Role of Earmarks in CWSRF and DWSRF Appropriations in the 117th Congress
National attention to municipal water infrastructure has stemmed from, among other things, water infrastructure damage from extreme weather events (e.g., hurricanes and drought); detection of elevated...
H.R. 4563, the American Confidence in Elections Act (ACE Act): Legal Background
On July 11, 2023, H.R. 4563, the American Confidence in Elections Act (ACE Act), was introduced in the 118th Congress. The ACE Act proposes to amend federal election law primarily in the areas of elec...
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers: Background and Current Status
Trade Adjustment Assistance, TAA, TAAW, Outsourcing, offshoring, foreign trade, foreign competition, free trade, job training, income support, unemployment, dislocated workers, unemployment insurance,...
Fourth Circuit Says Public Charter Schools Are State Actors, Supreme Court Declines to Weigh In
On June 14, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (Fourth Circuit) held in Peltier v. Charter Day Schools that a public charter school’s dress code policy discriminated against female...
H.R. 4563, the American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act
H.R. 4563, the American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act, proposes substantial changes to federal election administration and campaign finance law. The Committee on House Administration (CHA) ordered...
Strategic Competition in the Arctic
Arctic, strategic competition, great power competition, homeland security, coast guard, icebreaker, Polar Security Cutter, PSC, Russia, China
The Department of Homeland Security’s “Metering” Policy: Legal Issues
Generally, an alien who arrives in the United States without valid documentation is subject to a streamlined, expedited removal process, but may pursue asylum and related protections if, during proces...
Gun Control, Veterans’ Benefits, and Mental Incompetency Determinations
The federal Gun Control Act of 1968, as amended, prohibits certain classes of persons from purchasing or possessing firearms and ammunition. One of the classes of prohibited persons are those who have...
Supreme Court Holds That Federal Labor Relations Authority Has Jurisdiction to Regulate State National Guards
On May 18, 2023, the Supreme Court decided Ohio Adjutant General’s Department v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, a case on the Federal Labor Relations Authority’s (FLRA’s) power to regulate the lab...