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In the cases of Villabolos v. United States, and United States v. Curry, decided at the December Term, 1847, and especially in the latter case, it was held, on full consideration, that whether a case was attempted to be brought to this court by writ of error, or appeal, the record must be filed before the end of the te... | 1. If if ii apparent from the record that this court has not acquired jurisdiction of a case for want of proper appeal or writ of error, it will be dismissed, although neither party ask it. 2. An appeal or writ of error which does not bring to this court a transcript of the record before the expiration of the term to w... |
The findings of fact made by the circuit court in its final decree are, in our opinion, amply sustained by the evidence. These findings, and other facts not disputed, establish prima facie the justice and equity of the decree. Upon the facts of the case, the decree of the court is simply to this effect, that where thre... | Where three persons form a partnership, and agree to bear the losses and share the profits of the partnership venture in proportion to their contribution to its capital, and two of the partners furnish all the money and do all the work, they are entitled to be repaid their advances out of its assets, before payment of ... |
These two cases are appeals from the Circuit Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, which were heard and will be decided together. The Pynchon National Bank of Springfield, Mass., with a capital stock of $200,000, divided into 2,000 shares of $100 each, became insolvent and in June, 1901, the Comptroller of the Curren... | Under the National Banking Act the Comptroller has discretionary power to withdraw an assessment on shareholders before it is paid, or when partly paid. Upon the evidence, held, that certain sums paid by savings banks to the receiver of a national bank in which they held shares were intended to be applied against their... |
In this case, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania vacated the decision of a postconviction court, which had granted relief to a prisoner convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. One of the justices on the State Supreme Court had been the district attorney who gave his official approval to seek the death p... | Petitioner Williams was convicted of the 1984 murder of Amos Norwood and sentenced to death. During the trial, the then-district attorney of Philadelphia, Ronald Castille, approved the trial prosecutor’s request to seek the death penalty against Williams. Over the next 26 years, Williams’s conviction and sentence were ... |
'The plaintiff in error insists that the map of its line of road was filed in 1859. The court of original jurisdiction finds that, up to the time of the trial in October, 1878, a period of nearly twenty years, no selection of these lands had ever been made by that company, or anyone for it. Was there a vested right in ... | The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company took no title to lands within the indemnity limits of its grant until the deficiency in the place limits had been ascertained, and the company had exercised its right of selection. The Secretary of the Interior had no authority, upon the filing of a plat in the office of the Co... |
Appellant challenges the validity of the Act of the Alaska Legislature approved May 1, 1919 (Session Laws 1919, c. 29), which imposes upon each male person, with certain exceptions, within the territory or the waters thereof an annual poll tax of $5 to be used for school purposes; and also that portion of the Act of th... | 1. An annual poll tax, and an annual license imposed only on nonresident fishermen within Alaska, are within the power delegated to the Alaska legislature by the Organic Act. P. 514. 2. These taxes, as applied to a citizen of California who went to Alaska to engage in the business of fishing and remained there, so enga... |
Introduction Congress facilitated the development of railroads, especially railroads in the West, throughvarious forms of federal assistance. Primary among this assistance was the granting of rights of wayacross the public lands. Not all of these grants were the same, but some arguably contemplated aretained interest i... | During the drive to settle the western portion of the United States, Congress sought toencourage the expansion of railroads, at first through generous grants of rights of way and lands tothe great transcontinental railroads between 1862 and 1871, and later through the enactment of ageneral right of way statute. The 187... |
G eorge Washington, Bob Hope, Joe Louis, the Wright Brothers, Robert Frost, Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra, and Mother Teresa of Calcutta share a common bond in American history. These notable personages, together with approximately 300 other individuals and the American Red Cross, have been accorded the unique distinc... | Senators and Representatives are frequently asked to support or sponsor proposals recognizing historic events and outstanding achievements by individuals or institutions. Among the various forms of recognition that Congress bestows, the Congressional Gold Medal is often considered the most distinguished. Through this v... |
Motion is made to dismiss this case upon the ground that no Federal question is involved; or if there be such question, that there was another nonfederal question, the decision of which was sufficient to sustain the judgment, irrespective of what the decision of the supreme court may have been upon such Federal questio... | Where the title claimed by the State of Iowa to land formerly the bed of a lake rested solely upon the proposition that the State became vested, upon its admission into the Union, with sovereignty over the beds of all lakes within its borders, and upon the act of the General Government in meandering such lakes and excl... |
The offense denounced by section 5209 of the Revised Statutes is punishable by imprisonment not less than 5 nor more than 10 years, and is therefore an infamous crime. In re Claasen, 140 U. S. 200, 11 Sup. Ct. 735, and cases cited. The question, then, is whether the circuit court of appeals for the Eighth circuit has j... | Circuit Courts of Appeals have no jurisdiction over the judgments of territorial courts in capital cases, and in cases of infamous crimet. This construction of the statute is imperative from its language, and Is not affected by the fact that convictions for minor offences are reviewable on a second appeal, while convic... |
Article of War 92, 10 U.S.C. (1946 ed., Supp. IV) § 1564, which, prior to the adoption of the Uniform Code of Military Justice,1 governed trials for murder or rape before courts-martial,2 contained a proviso 'That no person shall be tried by court-martial for murder or rape committed within the geographical limits of t... | Article 92 of the Articles of War provided that "no person shall be tried by court-martial for murder or, rape committed within the geographical limits of the States of the Union and the District of Columbia in time of peace." Petitioner was convicted by a court-martial of ,the crime of conspiracy to commit murder, the... |
THIS was a writ of error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey. Robert Morris Croxall, the plaintiff in error, in September, 1863,—the year is important,—brought ejectment in that court to recover certain premises in New Jersey. The jury found a special verdict, in substance thus: On ... | 1. As a general thing, any legal conveyance will have the same effect upon an equitable estate that it would have upon the like estate at law; and whatever is true at law of the latter is true in equity of the former. The rule, in Shelley's case, applies alike to equitable and to legal estates; and an equitable estate ... |
This is an appeal from the District Court under section 238 of the Judicial Code (Comp. St. § 1215) in a case in which the law of a state is claimed to be in contravention of the Constitution of the United States. The Burke Construction Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Missouri, filed its... | A state law which revokes the license of a foreign corporation to do business within the State because, while doing only a domestic business within the State, it resorts to the federal court sitting in the State, is unconstitutional. P. 532. Doyle v. Continental Insurance Co., 94 U. S. 535, and Security Mutual Life Ins... |
Background CPSA created CPSC to regulate consumer products and address those that pose an unreasonable risk of injury; assist consumers in evaluating the comparative safety of consumer products; and promote research and investigation into the causes and prevention of product-related deaths, injuries, and illnesses. CPS... | CPSC is responsible for ensuring the safety of thousands of consumer products, including imports, after they enter the U.S. market. Its jurisdiction covers a range of products–from children's toys to off-road recreational vehicles. Identifying and assessing new and emerging consumer product risks can present challenges... |
An employee seeking a remedy for an alleged breach of the collective-bargaining agreement between his union and employer must attempt to exhaust any exclusive grievance and arbitration procedures established by that agreement before he may maintain a suit against his union or employer under § 301(a) of the Labor Manage... | After being discharged for violation of his employer's plant rule prohibiting defined misbehavior, an employee, pursuant to the grievance and arbitration procedure mandated by the collective-bargaining agreement between the employer and respondent union, asked his union representative to file a grievance on his behalf ... |
SECTION 1. IMPROVEMENT AND ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO THE
EMPLOYMENT, USE, AND STATUS OF MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL
STATUS).
(a) In General.--The text of section 709 of title 32, United States
Code, as amended by sections 512 and 513 of the National Defense
Authorization... | This bill revises provisions concerning military technicians (dual status), including by: (1) transferring authority to issue regulations regarding the employment, use, and status of such technicians from the Departments of the Army and the Air Force to the Department of Defense (DOD); and (2) requiring that such indiv... |
Background Disability Determination and Administrative Appeals In fiscal year 2005, the Social Security Administration (SSA) paid approximately $128 billion in cash benefits to about 12.8 million beneficiaries through the two largest federal programs available to persons with disabilities and their families: the Disabi... | The Social Security Administration's (SSA) Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income programs provided around $128 billion to about 12.8 million persons with disabilities and their families in fiscal year 2005. Claimants who are denied benefits by SSA may appeal to federal courts. Through current initiative... |
The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment is reversed. Miranda v. State of Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694; Darwin v. State of Connecticut, 391 U.S. 346, at 350, 88 S.Ct. 1488, at 1490, 20 L.Ed.2d 630 (concurring opinion of... | Jack Greenberg, Michael Meltsner, and Anthony G. Amsterdam for petitioner. George F. McCanless, Attorney General of Tennessee, and Thomas E. Fox, Deputy Attorney General, for respondent. |
The facts of this case are identical with those of Anderson v. Santa Anna, 116 U. S. 356, ante, 413, except that here the bonds were issued by one township on the line of the Danville, Urbana, Bloomington & Pekin Railroad, and there, by another. The bonds in the two cases are the same in form, and the statutory authori... | The requirement of the Constitution of Illinois that "no private or local law which may be passed by the geueral assembly shall embrace more than one subject, and that shall be expressed in the title," is satisfied if the law has but one general object, and that object is expressed m the title and the body of the act i... |
This controversy thus arose: In December, 1910, Reid, the petitioner, delivered in London to the American Express Company an automobile, to be carried to New York. The Express Company, in a communication concerning the shipment, was informed that the car was worth about $3,900. The car was boxed by the Express Company ... | In the Second Circuit, the practice is well established that an appeal from the decree of the District Court to the Circuit Court of Appeals in an admiralty case by one of the parties opens the case for a trial de novo. Irvine v. The Hesper, 122 U. S. 256. The owner of an automobile delivered it to an express company i... |
This case concerns the powers of a bankruptcy court when a claim adverse to the bankrupt estate is asserted. An involuntary petition for adjudication in bankruptcy was filed against Gold Medal Laundries on September 22, 1941. A month later the adjudication was made. On December 22, petitioner, the trustee in bankruptcy... | 1. Where a bona fide claim adverse to that of the bankrupt estate is asserted as to property which is not in the actual or constructive possession of the bankruptcy court, the claimant has the right to have the merits of his claim adjudicated in a plenary suit. P. 98. 2. The bankruptcy court has the power and the duty ... |
SECTION 1. ALTERNATIVE PENALTY PROCEDURE FOR CHILD SUPPORT DATA
PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 455(a) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 655(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(4)(A) If--
``(i) the Secretary determines that a State plan under ... | Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act to prescribe alternative penalty reductions in its Federal payments for a State that would otherwise have its child support data processing system plan disapproved for noncompliance, if it has an approved corrective comp... |
Petitioners were convicted of armed robbery in the Circuit Court of Kankakee County, Ill., and their convictions were affirmed on appeal. At their trial, the prosecution offered into evidence a sawed-off rifle and rifle shells that had been seized by police during a search of an automobile in which petitioners had bee... | After receiving a robbery report, police stopped the suspected getaway car, which the owner was driving and in which petitioners were passengers. Upon searching the car, the police found a box of rifle shells in the glove compartment and a sawed-off rifle under the front passenger seat and arrested petitioners. Subsequ... |
These cases present the questions whether the Control Share Acquisitions Chapter of the Indiana Business Corporation Law, Ind. Code § 23-1-42-1 et seq. (Supp.1986), is pre-empted by the Williams Act, 82 Stat. 454, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78m(d)-(e) and 78n(d)-(f) (1982 ed. and Supp. III), or violates the Commerce Clau... | The federal Williams Act and implementing regulations govern hostile corporate stock tender offers by requiring, inter alia, that offers remain open for at least 20 business days. An Indiana Act applies to certain business corporations chartered in Indiana that have specified levels of shares or shareholders within the... |
This case involves the right of a mortgagee to relief against one who secretly purchased the premises just prior to a bill being filed for the foreclosure of the mortgage, and who withheld his deed from record until after the summons in the foreclosure suit had been served and a lis pendens had been filed. At the time ... | Under the practice in Arizona the grantee of a mortgagor, who has agreed to pay the notes secured by the mortgage, may be held liable for a deficiency upon the sale of the mortgaged premises, in a direct action by the mortgagee. In such action the grantee of the original mortgagor is the party primarily liable to the m... |
Messrs. William A. Day and John G. Carlisle for appellant. [Argument of Counsel from pages 29-31 intentionally omitted] Messrs. John G. Johnson, Walter W. Ross, Adelbert Moot, George F. Brownell, Francis I. Gowen, F. H. Janvier, J. D. Campbell, Robert Thorne, and Robert W. Deforest for appellees. [Argument of Counsel f... | The object of construction is to ascertain the legislative intent, and, if possible, to effectuate the purposes of the lawmakers. Although not in accord with its technical meaning, or its office when properly used, a frequent u~e of the proviso in Federal legislation is to introduce new matter'extending, rather than li... |
SECTION 1. INDIAN EDUCATION ASSISTANCE TRUST FUNDS.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) Arizona fund.--
(A) In general.--There is established in the
Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the
Interim Arizona InterTribal Education Assistance Trust ... | Establishes in the Treasury the Interim Arizona InterTribal Education Assistance Trust Fund and the Interim Navajo Education Assistance Trust Fund (interim education funds). Subjects such funds to the same conditions as those for the Arizona InterTribal Trust Fund and the Navajo Trust Fund (permanent funds) under the ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Open Skies Treaty Compliance
Assurance Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Serv... | Open Skies Treaty Compliance Assurance Act This bill prohibits funds from being obligated or expended to aid the certification or approval of any new sensor, including to carry out an initial or exhibition observation flight of an observation aircraft, for use by the Russian Federation on observation flights under the ... |
The bill was brought by Sarah S. Sutton, the appellee, against Erastus F. Brown and Francis A. Kenyon, executors of the last will of John S. Kenyon, and was in the nature of a suit for specific performance of a contract, and for the conveyance of the title to a certain house and grounds in the city of Oconomowoc, in Wi... | On the whole proof in this case, some of which is referred to m the opinion of the court. Held, (1) That the appellant's intestate intended that the property in dispute should belong to the appellee, that he bought it for her, and that he promised her orally that he would make over the title to her upon the considerati... |
JOHN GIBSON } v. } FREDERICK J. BARNARD and others. } I. W. W. Woodworth conveyed to John Gibson the exclusive right to the Woodworth planing-machine in and for the city and county of Albany, with the single exception of two rights in the town of Watervliet, in said c... | Where a decre in chhneery refers thq matters to a.master to ascertain the -amount of damiges, and in the mean time the bill is not dismissed, nor is there a decree for costs, the decree is not a final one, from which an appeal will lie to this court, although there is a perpetual injunction granted, The amount of damag... |
THIS was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Maine, sitting as a court of equity. The complainant, Veszie, resided at Bangor, in the state of Maine, and the defendants in Massachusetts, viz., Nathaniel L. Williams at Boston, and Stephen Williams at Roxbury. On the 1st of January, 1... | Where false steps are taken to enhance the price of property sold at auction, a court of equity will relieve the purchaser from the consequences and injury caused by these unfair means. Therefore, where the owners had instructed the auctioneer to take $14,500 for the property, and the real bids stopped at $20,000, and ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation
Mitigation Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PRIORITY PROJECTS.
Section 3(c)(3) of the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation
Mitigation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 777 note; Public Law 106-502) is
amended by striking ``$5,000,000''... | Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2007 - Amends the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to give priority to any project that has a total cost of less than $2.5 million... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Defense Privatization
and Outsourcing Moratorium Act''.
SEC. 2. MORATORIUM ON PRIVATIZATION AND OUTSOURCING OF DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE FUNCTIONS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) There is conflictin... | Requires the Secretary to report to Congress evaluating: (1) each conversion that was carried out since October 1, 1996; and (2) each function that was considered for conversion since such date, but not converted.
Directs the Secretary, on account of such moratorium, to provide for an adjustment in the operating budget... |
The plaintiff formerly owned the land in question, and still owns it, unless he has been deprived of it by a sale and conveyance, under order of the probate court of the county of Thurston and territory of Washington, by an administrator of his estate, appointed by that court on April 20, upon a petition filed April 2,... | A court of probate, in the exercise of its jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the administration of estates of deceased persons, has no jurisdiction to appoint an administrator of the estate of a living person; and its orders, made after public notice, appointing an administrator of the estate of a person who i... |
Introduction This report summarizes and compares provisions for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) contained in H.R. 2454 and S. 1733 , the two leading cap-and-trade bills aimed at reducing U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases. CCS receives considerable attention in both bills because of its potential for substantial... | The carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) provisions in H.R. 2454 and S. 1733 are similar (some sections are identical), and both bills appear to share the goal of fostering the commercial development and deployment of CCS projects as an important component of mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. The bills call for a ... |
Background Today, federal employees are issued a wide variety of ID cards that are used to access federal buildings and facilities, sometimes solely on the basis of visual inspection by security personnel. These cards generally cannot be used to control access to an agency’s computer systems. Furthermore, many can be e... | Many forms of identification (ID) that federal employees and contractors use to access government-controlled buildings and information systems can be easily forged, stolen, or altered to allow unauthorized access. In an effort to increase the quality and security of federal ID and credentialing practices, the President... |
The Baltimore bank was a national bank, and was not authorized to permanently invest any portion of its capital in the stock of other corporations, nor did it attempt to do so in this instance. The shares of stock of the Brunswick bank were merely accepted as collateral to a note discounted by the Baltimore bank. They ... | The additional liability of the shareholders of corporations depends on the terms of the statute creating it, and as such a statute is in derogation of the common law it cannot be extended beyond the words used. Where the charter of a state bank provides for additional liability of the shareholders as sureties to the c... |
Plaintiff in error was plaintiff below, and brought this action to recover a sum levied as a legacy tax under §§ 29 and 30 of the war revenue act of June 13, 1898, chap. 448, 30 Stat. at L. 464, 465, as amended by the act of March 2, 1901, chap. 806, §§ 10, 11, 31 Stat. at L. 946-948, U. S. Comp. Stat. 1901, pp. 2308, ... | By the distribution of power made by the Circuit Court of Appeals Act of 1891, and now embodied in the Judicial Code of 1911, this court has no jurisdiction to review a judgment. or decree of the Circuit Court of Appeals otherwise than by proceedings addressed directly to that court in a cause which is susceptible of b... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Noncommercial Broadcasting Freedom
of Expression Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) In the additional guidance contained in the Federal
Communication Commission's memorandum opinion and order in W... | Prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from: (1) imposing or enforcing any quantitative requirement on NCE licenses based on the number of hours of programming that serve such purposes; or (2) imposing or enforcing any other programming content requirement on an NCE license that is not imposed on a licen... |
Background Historically, IPP projects were placed in one of three categories—Thrust 1, Thrust 2, and Thrust 3. DOE now only supports Thrust 2 projects. Specifically: Thrust 1 projects were geared toward technology identification and verification and focused on “laboratory-to-laboratory” collaboration, or direct contact... | To address concerns about unemployed or underemployed Soviet-era weapons scientists in Russia and other countries, the Department of Energy (DOE) established the Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention (IPP) program in 1994 to engage former Soviet weapons scientists in nonmilitary work in the short term and create pri... |
Two questions are presented for determination in this case: first, whether the lien of the owner of the ship upon the cargo for the freight was waived or displaced by the stipulations of the charter-party; and, second, whether the notes given for a portion of the charter-money constituted payment of the same. It is adm... | like it. The reason is apparent, for it is outside the acknow ledged limit of admiralty cognizance over marine torts, among which it has been sought to be classed. The remedy for the injury belongs to the courts of common law. DECREE AFFIRMED. Statement of the case. |
Background While no commonly accepted definition of a community bank exists, they are generally smaller banks that provide banking services to the local community and have management and board members who reside in the local community. In some of our past reports, we often defined community banks as those with under $1... | In recent decades, many new regulations intended to strengthen financial soundness, improve consumer protections, and aid anti-money laundering efforts were implemented for financial institutions. Smaller community banks and credit unions must comply with some of the regulations, but compliance can be more challenging ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Voluntary Certification Program Act
of 2014''.
SEC. 2. VOLUNTARY CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS FOR AIR CONDITIONING, FURNACE,
BOILER, HEAT PUMP, AND WATER HEATER PRODUCTS.
Section 326(b) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.
6296... | Voluntary Certification Program Act of 2014 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to rely on voluntary programs for certifying manufacturer compliance with energy conservation performance standards for air co... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Surface Transportation Safety Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. WORKER INJURY PREVENTION AND FREE FLOW OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.
The Secretary of Transportation shall modify regulations issued
pursuant to section 1402 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Tr... | Surface Transportation Safety Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain federal regulations to: (1) allow fire services personnel to wear high visibility apparel meeting certain requirements; and (2) ensure that positive protective measures (including temporary longitudinal traffic barrier... |
Introduction Second chance homes (SCHs, also referred to as maternity group homes) for unwed teenage mothers are not a new concept in the nation. They are a revival of an old institution, called the "maternity home," in a new form to provide a safe, stable environment for teen mothers and their children who cannot live... | Second chance homes for unwed teenage mothers are not a new concept in the nation. Before the mid-1880s, support for unwed teen mothers was primarily provided by family, friends, and churches. In 1883, Charles Crittenton founded the first "rescue home" (named for his daughter Florence) that eventually became a chain of... |
Background Kyrgyzstan is a small and poor country that gained independence in 1991 with the breakupof the Soviet Union. (1) Itwas long led by Askar Akayev, who initially was widely regarded as a reformer but in recent yearsappeared increasingly autocratic. Despite this, the country was still considered "the most open,p... | Kyrgyzstan is a small and poor country that gained independence in 1991 with the breakupof the Soviet Union. It was long led by Askar Akayev -- who many observers warned was becomingincreasingly autocratic -- but the country was still considered "the most open, progressive andcooperative in Central Asia," according to ... |
Background Current Law Prior to the enactment of the FY2008 defense authorization act ( H.R. 4986 / P.L. 110-181 of January 28, 2008), 10 U.S.C. §2401 stated DOD may not lease a vessel or aircraft for a period of more than five years unless it is specifically authorized by law to make such a lease. Section 1011 of the ... | Prior to the enactment of the FY2008 defense authorization act (H.R. 4986/P.L. 110-181 of January 28, 2008), 10 U.S.C. §2401 stated DOD may not lease a vessel or aircraft for a period of more than five years unless it is specifically authorized by law to make such a lease. Operating under this provision, the Department... |
El Paso Natural Gas Co. is an interstate natural gas pipeline company that delivers gas at the Arizona-California border to three California distribution companies. The present controversy concerns gas to be purchased by it in Texas from Lo-Baca Gathering Co. and Houston Pipe Line Co. Under Lo-Vaca's contract gas produ... | An interstate pipeline company which supplies natural gas at the California border entered into contracts to buy gas in Texas for delivery to its pipeline system. Although the gas was to be commingled with other purchases the contracts provided for "restricted use" of the gas for internal company use, either intrastate... |
Appellant was indicted in the Superior Court of Wilkinson County, Georgia, for violation of §§ 7408 and 7409, of Title 26 of the Georgia Code. Section 7408 provides: 'Any person who shall contract with another to perform for him services of any kind with intent to procure money, or other thing of value thereby, and not... | 1. Peonage is a form of involuntary servitude, within the meaning of the Thirteenth Amendment; and the Act of Congress of March 2, 1867 is an appropriate implementation of that Amendment. P. 29. 2. A state statute making it a crime for any person to contract with another to perform services of any kind, and thereupon o... |
W. G. Henry, who had leased to Cornelius B. Parker, a married man, two farms, one Rio Hondo, containing 440 acres, and the other El Quinto, embracing 278 acres, gave him in writing an option to buy both for the sum of $37,000 in gold, payable on or before May 1, 1911. Shortly before that period Parker and the Successor... | A community cannot enjoy an acquet free of the obligations inseparably connected with it; and if it takes real-estate, as in this case, subject to a servitude imposed by the master of the community before acquisition, it cannot enjoy the property afterwards free from such servitude because of the failure of the wife th... |
These were bills filed in the circuit court of the United States for the middle district of Tennessee against the comptroller of that state for an injunction restraining him from the collection from complainant of certain privilege taxes or license fees for the years 1887, 1888, and 1889, under laws of the state of Ten... | Purely injunction bills cannot be maintained to restrain the collection of taxes upon the sole ground of their unconstitutionality. Shelton v. Platt, 139 U. S. 591, affirmed and applied. When in a suit in equity this court finds, on examining the proofs, nothing which makes a proper case for equity, it is its duty to r... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR ADDITIONAL BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIPS.
The following judgeship positions shall be filled in the manner
prescribed in section 152(a)(1) of title 28, United States Code, for
the appointment of bank... | Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2003 - Authorizes appointment of additional bankruptcy judgeships for specified States, including additional temporary bankruptcy judgeships for Puerto Rico, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Mississippi, and Georgia.
Extends certain existing temporary bankruptcy judgeships in Alabama and. ... |
These cases require us to decide whether the First Amendment permits courts to intervene in employment disputes involving teachers at religious schools who are entrusted with the responsibility of instructing their students in the faith. The First Amendment protects the right of religious institutions “to decide for th... | The First Amendment protects the right of religious institutions “to decide for themselves, free from state interference, matters of church government as well as those of faith and doctrine.” Kedroff v. Saint Nicholas Cathedral of Russian Orthodox Church in North America, 344 U.S. 94, 116. Applying this principle, this... |
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 4119.8 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:
4119.8.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacy may furnish naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist to a school district, county office of education, or charte... | (1) Existing law authorizes a pharmacy to furnish epinephrine auto-injectors to a school district, county office of education, or charter school if certain conditions are met. Existing law requires the school district, county office of education, or charter school to maintain records regarding the acquisition and dispo... |
Background Sources of Retirement Income There are three main pillars of retirement income in the United States: Social Security benefits, employer-sponsored or other retirement savings plans, and individual savings and assets. Social Security Social Security is a cash benefit that partially replaces earnings when an in... | According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of people in the United States over age 65 is expected to almost double by 2050. As Americans age, family caregivers, such as adult children and spouses, play a critical role in supporting the needs of this population. However, those who provide eldercare may risk their o... |
The issue presented in this case is whether a court asked to order arbitration of a grievance filed under a collective-bargaining agreement must first determine that the parties intended to arbitrate the dispute, or whether that determination is properly left to the arbitrator. * AT & T Technologies, Inc. (AT & T or th... | Petitioner employer and respondent Union are parties to a collectivebargaining agreement covering telephone equipment installation workers. Article 8 of the agreement provides for arbitration of differences arising over interpretation of the agreement. Article 9 provides that subject to certain limitations, but otherwi... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bovine Growth Hormone Milk Labeling
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
321) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(gg) The term `bovine growth hormone' means--
``(A)... | Bovine Growth Hormone Milk Labeling Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that all milk and milk products labels indicate whether or not the product is derived from cows injected with bovine growth hormone.
Sets forth related bovine growth hormone recordkeeping requirements. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Guam War Restitution Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE ORGANIC ACT OF GUAM.
The Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 36. RECOGNITION OF DEMONSTRATED LOYALTY OF THE PEOPLE OF GUAM T... | Guam War Restitution Act - Amends the Organic Act of Guam to apply this Act to Guamanians who did not meet the one-year time limitation for filing of death or personal injury claims specified in a certain Act or who suffered other compensable injuries if such Guamanians, their heirs, or next of kin meet the eligibility... |
Background In a 5-to-4 ruling, the Supreme Court in Citizens United v. F ederal Election Commission (F EC ) lifted certain restrictions on corporate independent expenditures. The decision invalidated two provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), codified at 2 U.S.C. § 441b. It struck down the long-standin... | In Citizens United v. FEC, the Supreme Court invalidated two provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), finding that they were unconstitutional under the First Amendment. The decision struck down the long-standing prohibition on corporations using their general treasury funds to make independent expenditur... |
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 15643 of the Government Code is amended to read:
15643.
(a) (1) The board shall proceed with the surveys of the assessment procedures and practices in the 10 largest counties and cities and counties as rapidly as feasible, and shall repeat ... | Existing law requires the State Board of Equalization to make surveys in each county and city and county to determine the adequacy of the procedures and practices employed by the county assessor in the valuation of property. Existing law requires the board to proceed with the surveys of the assessment procedures and pr... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Rebate and Responsibility
Act''.
SEC. 2. REFUND OF CERTAIN BUDGET SURPLUS AMOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter B of chapter 65 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to abatements, credits, and refunds) is amended
by adding at the end... | Taxpayer Rebate and Responsibility Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for refunds or credits to individual taxpayers of a portion of their income tax for any year in which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget certifies that there is a surplus in the U.S. budget. |
This suit was brought by the State of New Mexico against the State of Texas in 1913 to settle a controversy concerning the location of the part of their common boundary extending southwardly in the valley of the Rio Grande River an air-line distance of about fifteen miles from the parallel of 32 degrees north latitude ... | 1. A copy of memoranda and field notes of a survey of part of the boundary between Mexico and Texas, made in 1852 by a Mexican engineer by order of the Mexican Member of the Joint Boundary Commission, under the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, was admissible in evidence upon authentication by the Mexican Boundary Commissio... |
Congress, by the act of June 6, 1900 (31 Stat. at L. 322, chap. 786), established a district court for Alaska, with general civil and criminal jurisdiction. There were three judges, who, though given jurisdiction over the entire district, were required to reside in that one of the three divisions to which they were res... | Where the jurisdiction is coextensive with the district, multiplication of places at which courts may be held or mere creation of divisions does not nullify it. Barrett v. United States, 169 U. S. 231. Jurors summoned by the District Judge in Alaska before the act of March 3, 1909, creating a Fourth Division, became ef... |
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 25503.36 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:
25503.36.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, an authorized licensee may sponsor events promoted by, and may purchase advertising space and time from, or... | Existing law generally restricts certain alcoholic beverage licensees, including manufacturers and winegrowers, from paying, crediting, or compensating a retailer for advertising in connection with the advertising and sale of alcoholic beverages. Existing law expressly authorizes a beer manufacturer, holder of a winegr... |
In this case we are asked to reconsider prior decisions holding that the privilege against self-incrimination is not safeguarded against state action by the Fourteenth Amendment. Twining v. New Jersey, 211 U.S. 78, 29 S.Ct. 14, 53 L.Ed. 97; Adamson v. California, 332 U.S. 46, 67 S.Ct. 1672, 91 L.Ed. 1903.1 The petition... | Petitioner, who was on probation after pleading guilty to a gambling misdemeanor, was ordered to testify before a referee appointed by a state court to investigate gambling and other criminal activities. He refused to answer questions about the circumstances of his arrest and conviction on the ground that the answers m... |
We have once again a case that presents 'the perennial problem of the validity of a state tax for the privilege of carrying on, within a state, certain activities' related to a corporation's operation of an interstate business. Memphis Gas Co. v. Stone, 335 U.S. 80, 85, 68 S.Ct. 1475, 1477, 92 L.Ed. 1832 (1948).1 The i... | Louisiana's fairly apportioned and nondiscriminatory corporation franchise tax upon the "incident" of the "qualification to carry on or do business in this state or the actual doing of business within this state in a corporate form" does not violate the Commerce Clause as applied to appellant, an interstate carrier of ... |
This is an appeal from the Supreme Court of the Territory of Minnesota, in a suit in chancery to compel a specific performance of a written contract to convey a certain parcel of land described in the bill of complaint, and situated in the village of Stillwater, and county of Washington, in that Territory. The bill was... | 'Where there was a contract for the sale of a lot of ground, partly on time, and the vendee entered into possession; and the vendor fdid not formally'de .and the payment of the balance When due, but merely said he was ready to make a deed when the money was paid; and after the time of payment had elapsed, the vendee ma... |
This is an appeal from and writ of error to the district court of the United States for the western district of Kentucky, refusing a writ of mandamus which the United States undertook to obtain under authority of § 20 of the act to regulate commerce [24 Stat. at L. 386, chap. 104], as amended, 34 Stat. at L. 584, 594, ... | No authority beyond that already conferred on the Inter8tate Commerce Commission by the Act to Regulate Commerce can be derived by that Commission from a resolution passed by only Gne branch of Congress; and so held that the powers of the Commission in making the investigation required by Senate Resolution No. 153, in ... |
Background USPS’s current field-office structure includes 7 area offices and 67 district offices. USPS’s management structure is decentralized, with the area and district offices overseeing a vast network of facilities, which, as of December 19, 2011, included 31,060 post offices and 461 mail- processing facilities (se... | USPS has lost $25.3 billion over the last 5 years and expects to lose another $83.2 billion through fiscal year 2016 unless it takes action to reduce its costs and improve its operational efficiency. USPS has cut costs in its retail, mail processing, and delivery networks, as well as in its field office structure, whic... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Educational Loans for
Underserved Students Act''.
SEC. 2. ADVERSE CREDIT HISTORY DETERMINATIONS FOR FEDERAL DIRECT PLUS
LOAN ELIGIBILITY.
Section 455 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e)
is amended by adding a... | Protecting Educational Loans for Underserved Students Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish criteria for the Secretary of Education to use in determining whether the credit history of applicants for William D. Ford Federal Direct PLUS loans renders them ineligible f... |
The present being a suit upon a local statute, giving a particular remedy in the nature of a foreign attachment against garishees, who possess goods, effects or credits of the principal debtor, the decisions which have been made upon the construction of that statute by the state courts, are entitled to great respect; a... | This being a suit upon'a local statute, giving a particular remedy, in the nature of a foreign attachmeat,-gamst garnishees, who possess goods, effects, ot credits of the'principal debtoi; the decisions Whichuhave been made on the construction of that statute by the state edurt of Massaihusetts,, are entiiled'to great ... |
Introduction Social Security forms the foundation for our retirement income system. In 1998, it provided approximately $264 billion in annual benefits to 31 million workers and their dependents. However, the Social Security program is facing significant future financial challenges as a result of profound demographic ch... | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the issues associated with individual social security accounts, focusing on how such accounts could affect: (1) private capital and annuities markets as well as national savings; (2) potential returns and risks to individuals; and (3) the disclosure and e... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Hudson-Mohawk River Basin together with the Erie
Canal connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and
includes the 13,400 ... | Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Act of 2012 - Directs the President to: (1) establish the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Commission, in cooperation with the governors of the states included in the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin (New York, New Jersey, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut), to coordinate activities being undertaken b... |
Background Aquatic invasive species can be found in all U.S. states and territories. They can enter and travel in aquatic habitats by several common pathways, including through the discharge of ships’ ballast water; hull fouling, such as barnacle growth, on commercial vessels and recreational boats; and accidental or i... | Aquatic invasive species—harmful, nonnative plants, animals, and microorganisms living in aquatic habitats—damage ecosystems or threaten commercial, agricultural, and recreational activities. The Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 created the Task Force and required it to develop an aquat... |
Vajtauer, appellant, was arrested in deportation proceedings on a warrant issued April 4, 1924, by the Assistant Secretary of Labor charging that Vajtauer, an alien, had entered the United States December 1, 1923, in violation of the Act of October 16, 1918, c. 186 (40 Stat. 1012), as amended by the Act of June 5, 1920... | 1. Want of due process in proceedings for the deportation of an alien is not established by showing merely that the decision was erroneous or that incompetent evidence was received and considered. P, 106, 2. Insofar as concerns proofs, an order of deportation is upheld, in habeas corpus, if there was some evidence to s... |
On June 16, 1970, appellant was arrested on a charge of armed robbery and, immediately thereafter, the State of Illinois instituted forfeiture proceedings against appellant's automobile pursuant to the Illinois vehicle forfeiture statute, Ill.Rev.Stat., c. 38, § 36—1 et seq. (1969). Appellant was held in custody in the... | Notwithstanding its knowledge that appellant was in the Cook County jail awaiting trial, the State of Illinois mailed notice of automobile forfeiture proceedings to appellant at his home, which he did not receive until his release, when he learned that the car had been forfeited. The circuit court rejected appellant's ... |
The Pastore Rule Under the rules and precedents of the Senate, debate on the Senate floor is largely unrestricted. In most cases, once recognized, a Senator may speak without time limit and on almost any subject of his or her choosing. Paragraph 1(b) of Senate Rule XIX, however—commonly known as the Pastore rule, after... | Paragraph 1(b) of Senate Rule XIX—commonly known as the Pastore rule, after its author, former Rhode Island Senator John Pastore—requires Senate floor debate to be germane during specific periods of a Senate work day. The rule has been enforced sporadically since its adoption in 1964. In current practice, the germanene... |
The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. The Court is of the view that on the record the petitioner is an indigent. Therefore, the judgment must be reversed. Griffin v. People of State of Illinois, 351 U.S. 12, 76 S.Ct. 585, 100 L.Ed. 891. | Certiorari granted and judgment reversed. Reported below: 276 Ala. 654, 165 So. 2d 742. |
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 116681 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
116681.
Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (j) of Section 116686, the following definitions shall apply to this section and Sections 116682, 116684, and 116686:
(a) “A... | Existing law, the California Safe Drinking Water Act, provides for the operation of public water systems and imposes on the State Water Resources Control Board various responsibilities and duties. The act authorizes the state board to order consolidation with a receiving water system where a public water system, or a s... |
Introduction The U.S. energy pipeline network is integral to the nation's energy supply and provides vital links to other critical infrastructure, such as power plants, airports, and military bases. These pipelines are geographically widespread, running alternately through remote and densely populated regions—from Arct... | The U.S. energy pipeline network is composed of approximately 3 million miles of pipeline transporting natural gas, oil, and other hazardous liquids. Recent incidents in California, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and other states have drawn criticism from stakeholders and have raised concerns in Congress about pipeline s... |
This is an action of ejectment in which plaintiff in error was plaintiff below. On the trial, he proved title in Isaac Speer in August, 1857, at which time he recovered a judgment against said Speer, under which the land in controversy was sold July 8, 1863, and a deed made to plaintiff, founded on that sale, Feb. 24, ... | 1. The Statute of Limitations applicable to the action of ejectment has no relation to the lien of a judgment creditor on the lands, though the judgment debtor may sell and convey them with possession to the party setting up the statute. 2. That statute does not begin to run in such case until the lands have been sold ... |
Background and History of the Issue Many innovations that have become familiar features of modern elections originated at leastin part as a way to reduce election fraud such as tampering with ballots to change the vote count fora candidate or party. For example, in much of nineteenth century America, a voter typically ... | In July 2003, computer scientists from Johns Hopkins and Rice Universities released a security analysis of software purportedly from a direct recording electronic (DRE) touchscreen votingmachine of a major voting-system vendor. The study drew public attention to a long-simmeringcontroversy about whether current DREs ar... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``EAC
Reauthorization Act of 2017''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The elections for Federal office which were held in
November 2016 were plagued with a number of problems,
includi... | EAC Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to: (1) reauthorize the Election Assistance Commission through FY2022, (2) authorize funding to states for FY2018 for security upgrades to voter registration lists and processes and waive the 5% match requirement for these funds, (3) req... |
Petitioner argues that the Court of Appeals, in rejecting his conflict-of-interest claim, improperly failed to give a presumption of correctness to a state-court factual finding, in violation of 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d). We agree, and accordingly the motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ... | At the time that they were charged with several murders, petitioner Burden and his nephew, Henry Dixon, were both represented by attorney Kondritzer. A different attorney represented Burden at his trial. However, Dixon was never indicted, and he provided the sole evidence linking Burden to the murders. Both Dixon and t... |
Background Legislation related to telework began to emerge from Congress in the 1990s. For example, beginning in 1992, Congress provided funding to GSA to establish the first federal telework centers. Three years later, Congress permanently authorized federal agencies to spend money to install telephone lines and relat... | When historic snowstorms forced lengthy closings of federal offices in the National Capital Region in 2010, thousands of employees continued to work from their homes, making clear the potential of telework in mitigating the effects of emergencies. GAO was asked to (1) describe the guidance lead agencies have issued per... |
SECTION 1. DOMESTIC REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT REFORM AND MODERNIZATION.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Community-based organization.--The term ``community-
based organization'' means a nonprofit organization providing a
variety of social, health, educational and community services
... | Requires the Government Accountability Office to study the effectiveness of the Office of Refugee Resettlement's domestic refugee resettlement programs. Requires the Office to: (1) ensure that refugee assistance is provided to qualifying refugees who are secondary migrants; (2) report to Congress regarding states expe... |
Background Statutory and VEI Task Force Changes to TAP Prior to the redesign initiated in 2011, TAP consisted of four core components: (1) pre-separation counseling, (2) an employment workshop, (3) an optional briefing on federal veteran benefits, and (4) the Disabled Transition Assistance Program. Pre-separation couns... | Over the next few years, over a million military servicemembers are expected to transition to civilian life and some may face challenges such as finding employment. To help them, TAP provides departing servicemembers employment assistance and information on VA benefits, among other things. Begun in 2011, efforts to rev... |
Background In October 1990, the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) was established by the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the Comptroller General of the United States to consider and recommend accounting standards to address the financial and bu... | Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed: (1) the status of the Department of Defense's (DOD) efforts to implement the new federal accounting standard for disclosure of liabilities, such as aircraft disposal; and (2) whether an estimate of the minimum disposal liability for aircraft, including the removal an... |
SECTION 1. APPLICATION OF INDEMNIFICATION AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--The discretionary authority under Public Law 85-
804 (50 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) includes authority for the President to
provide under such law for the indemnification of a contractor or
subcontractor in connection with procurement of an anti-ter... | States that the discretionary authority of the President to provide indemnification for government contractors in the interest of national defense shall include the authority to indemnify a contractor or subcontractor in connection with the procurement of an anti-terrorism technology or service for preventing, detectin... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Los Angeles Homeless Veterans
Leasing Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CERTAIN LEASES AT THE DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS WEST LOS ANGELES CAMPUS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out
leases de... | Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out certain leases at the VA's West Los Angeles Campus in Los Angeles, California, for: (1) supportive housing; (2) health, education, family support, vocational training, and other services that prin... |
Background The Air Force began development of the B-2A in 1981 and reported on June 30, 1997, after 16 years, that the development and the initial operational test and evaluation had been completed. The Air Force reports of the initial operational tests were completed in November 1997. In 1986, the Air Force estimated ... | Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the total acquisition costs of the B-2A bomber, focusing on: (1) deficiencies that must be corrected to achieve Air Force objectives for the B-2A; (2) additional costs to correct the deficiencies; and (3) the B-2A modification schedule. GAO noted that: (1) the Air For... |
Petitioner Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen is the collective bargaining representative for trainment employed by the petitioner Railroad. In accordance with Section 2, Eleventh (a) and (c) of the Railway Labor Act,1 the Brotherhood and the Railroad negotiated a union-shop contract in 1952, which required trainment emp... | Under § 2, Eleventh (a) and (c) of the Railway Labor Act, petitioners, a railroad and a union, entered into a union-shop contract requiring trainmen employed by the railroad to become and remain members of the petitioner union or another union "national in scope" and "organized in accordance with" the Act. A trainman e... |
During a strike against the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, the petitioners and one McLeod were solicited in Chicago, Illinois, by a union official, Shelby, to dynamite facilities of the telephone company located in the States of Mississippi, Tennessee, and Louisiana. The four men met in Chicago where Sh... | Indicted in an Illinois State Court for violating an Illinois statute making it a crime to conspire to injure or destroy the property of another, petitioners pleaded guilty, and each was sentenced to three mbnths' imprisonment. Thereafter, because of.the same conspiracy, they were indicted, tried and convicted in a Fed... |
Introduction The nomination of a Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States is one of the rare moments when all three branches of the federal government come together: the executive branch nominates, and the legislative branch considers the nomination, deciding whether the nominee will become a member of the hig... | From 1789 through 2009, the President submitted to the Senate 160 nominations for positions on the Supreme Court. Of these nominations, 148 received action on the floor of the Senate, and 124 were confirmed. On August 5, 2010, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Solicitor General Elana Kagan to be an Associate Justi... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Foreclosure Rescue
Corporation Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are to provide emergency relief with
respect to home mortgage indebtedness through the establishment of a
corporation to directly refinance home mortgages to homeo... | Family Foreclosure Rescue Corporation Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the Family Foreclosure Rescue Corporation to acquire, via the sale of bonds, home mortgages and other obligations and liens secured by real estate which are currently in default or at foreseeable risk of default. |
This is a motion to dismiss an appeal for want of a citation The facts are these: A decree was entered by the supreme court of the District of Columbia on the twenty-first of November, 1882, dismissing the bill in a suit between Robert C. Hewitt, complainant, and Lewis S. Filbert and others, defendants. On the same day... | Except in cases of appeals allowed in open court during the term at which the decree appealed from was rendered, a citation returnable at the same term with the appeal or writ of error is necessary to perfect the jurisdiction of this court over the appeal or the writ, unless it sufficiently appears that citation has be... |
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provides millions of previously uninsured Californians access to health services, including physician care. As a result of this addi... | Existing provisions of the California Constitution establish the University of California as a public trust under the administration of the Regents of the University of California. The University of California system includes 10 campuses, which are located in Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San... |
Background Federal agency collection or use of personal information is governed primarily by two laws: the Privacy Act of 1974 and the privacy provisions of the E-Government Act of 2002. The Privacy Act places limitations on agencies’ collection, disclosure, and use of personal information maintained in systems of reco... | The federal government collects and uses personal information on individuals in increasingly sophisticated ways, and its reliance on information technology (IT) to collect, store, and transmit this information has also grown. While this enables federal agencies to carry out many of the governments critical functions, ... |
Background The model for data-driven performance reviews was established in the early 1990s by New York City Police Department (NYPD) leadership as a strategy to reduce crime. Dubbed “CompStat,” the NYPD’s weekly reviews grew from the premise that use of crime data could enable leadership to make better-informed, more ... | Given the federal government's central role in addressing many of the American public's most pressing concerns, it is critical that government performance is managed effectively. GAO's previous work has shown that many federal agencies have struggled to adopt effective performance management practices. Congress took st... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Capitol Fire
Protection Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) although progress has been made in recent years, the
Capitol, House and Senate Office Buildings, and Library of... | Directs the Architect of the Capitol to assign at least 12 full-time employees to the Director. |
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