June 25, 2019 · 11:23 am

Public access broadcasters are not state actors subject to First Amendment constraints


Opinion:
MANHATTAN COMMUNITY ACCESS
CORPORATION, ET AL.
v.
DEEDEE HALLECK, ET AL.

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· 10:09 am

Atomic Energy Act doesn’t preempt state laws banning uranium mining


Opinion:
VIRGINIA URANIUM, INC., ET AL.
v.
JOHN WARREN, ET AL.

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· 9:28 am

Federal government may prosecute a defendant under federal law even if a state government has prosecuted them for the same conduct


Opinion:
TERANCE MARTEZ GAMBLE
v.
UNITED STATES

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June 16, 2019 · 7:25 pm

Attorney’s Fees and the Equal Access to Justice Act


Memo:
Attorney’s Fees and the Equal Access
to Justice Act: Legal Framework
Joanna R. Lampe, Legislative Attorney

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June 14, 2019 · 3:33 pm

Federal agencies need to strengthen their online identity verification processes


Report:
DATA PROTECTION: Federal Agencies Need to
Strengthen Online Identity Verification Processes
Nick Marinos, Information Technology & Cybersecurity Section
Michael Clements, Financial Markets & Community Investment Section
U.S. Government Accountability Office

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June 13, 2019 · 1:04 pm

How Russia uses Western institutions to undermine the West


Report:
Misrule of Law: How the Kremlin Uses Western
Institutions to Undermine the West
Free Russia Foundation

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June 12, 2019 · 2:31 pm

Government cannot institute patent review proceedings under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act


Opinion:
RETURN MAIL, INC.
v.
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE,
ET AL.

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· 11:30 am

The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA): Compensation Related to Exposure to Radiation from Atomic Weapons Testing and Uranium Mining


Report:
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA): Compensation Related
to Exposure to Radiation from Atomic Weapons Testing and Uranium Mining
Scott D. Szymendera, Analyst in Disability Policy

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· 11:10 am

Liability for Content Hosts: An Overview of the Communication Decency Act’s Section 230


Memo:
Liability for Content Hosts: An Overview of
the Communication Decency Act’s Section 230
Valerie C. Brannon, Legislative Attorney

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June 10, 2019 · 4:45 am

Surprise inspections at four detention facilities housing ICE detainees find health, safety, and civil rights violations


Report:
Concerns about ICE Detainee Treatment
and Care at Four Detention Facilities
Department of Homeland Security,
Office of Inspector General

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