A new report from the Congressional Research Service examines how and why the U.S. Supreme Court would overturn one of its own rulings interpreting the Constitution. There are at least 141 cases where such rulings have in fact been overturned, including three in the Court’s latest term, and these are tabulated in an appendix to the report. See The Supreme Court’s Overruling of Constitutional Precedent, September 24, 2018.
Other new and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
Supreme Court October Term 2017: A Review of Selected Major Rulings, September 19, 2018
International Law and Agreements: Their Effect Upon U.S. Law, updated September 19, 2018
Intellectual Property Law: A Brief Introduction, CRS In Focus, September 19, 2018
Can a Foreign Employee of a Foreign Company be Federally Prosecuted for Foreign Bribery?, CRS Legal Sidebar, September 19, 2018
Expedited Removal of Aliens: Legal Framework, September 19, 2018
WTO Disciplines on U.S. Domestic Support for Agriculture, CRS In Focus, September 19, 2018
Conflict in Mali, CRS In Focus, updated September 19, 2018
The Palestinians: Overview and Key Issues for U.S. Policy, CRS In Focus, updated September 18, 2018
NAFTA and the Preliminary U.S.-Mexico Agreement, CRS Insight, September 19, 2018
China’s Engagement with Latin America and the Caribbean, CRS In Focus, September 18, 2018
U.S.-China Relations, CRS In Focus, updated September 18, 2018
American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics, updated September 14, 2018
At a time when universities are already facing intense pressure to re-envision their role in the S&T ecosystem, we encourage NSF to ensure that the ambitious research acceleration remains compatible with their expertise.
FAS CEO Daniel Correa recently spoke with Adam Marblestone and Sam Rodriques, former FAS fellows who developed the idea for FROs and advocated for their use in a 2020 policy memo.
In a year when management issues like human capital, IT modernization, and improper payments have received greater attention from the public, examining this PMA tells us a lot about where the Administration’s policy is going to be focused through its last three years.
Congress must enact a Digital Public Infrastructure Act, a recognition that the government’s most fundamental responsibility in the digital era is to provide a solid, trustworthy foundation upon which people, businesses, and communities can build.