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
Denice Ross, former U.S. Chief Data Scientist and Data Policy Institute lead at the Federation of American Scientists, will be honored for her stewardship of public data by the National Academy of Public Administration, where she has been named a Fellow.
Confirmation that the construction of the security perimeter and associated security infrastructure at RAF Lakenheath are still ongoing once again raises questions about whether U.S. nuclear weapons have already been deployed to the base.
Alaskans are sensibly pulling back from the vogue for bans and returning to a western tradition that has worked for more than half a century – one that welcomes innovation but also oversees it closely.
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