INTRODUCTION: Established in 1974, The Congressional Budget Office is a federal agency within the legislative branch of the United States government. It is charged with providing members of Congress non partisan, objective analysis of budgeting and economic issues to support the congressional budget process. Each year, CBO economists and budget…
Being a retired law librarian of a certain age, I am now often asked to reflect upon my 50 years serving in various capacities as a law librarian. I have noticed that most questions asked can be grouped into discrete categories. For example, people want to know what lessons I…
During this past week (week ending September 16,2022) we have received listings of 18 Government and Administrative Law Summaries, 28 Constitutional Law summaries, 42 Criminal Law Summaries, and 2 White Collar Law case summaries. The plan is to post opinion summaries, under corresponding areas of law, weekly whenever possible in…
We recently received an announcement from the American Bar Association regarding a collaborative effort to mobilize lawyers to work with and assist poll workers during the upcoming 2022 election. The ABA announcement reads in part: ” The American Bar Association is collaborating with the National Association of Secretaries of State…
During this past week (week ending September 2,2022) we have received listings of 23 Government and Administrative Law Summaries, 53 Constitutional Law summaries, 54 Criminal Law Summaries, and no White Collar Law case summaries. The plan is to post opinion summaries, under corresponding areas of law, weekly whenever possible in…
This posting relates to Congressional Budget Office (CBO) correspondence dated August 25, 2022, in which the CBO answers several questions from Congressmen Kevin Brady and Jason Smith about increased enforcement by the Internal Revenue Service. It includes a brief summary of the correspondence, a direct link to the letter addressed…
During this past week (week ending August 26,2022) we have received listings of 27 Government and Administrative Law Summaries, 49 Constitutional Law summaries, 66 Criminal Law Summaries, and 7 White Collar Law case summaries. The plan is to post opinion summaries, under corresponding areas of law, weekly whenever possible in…
INTRODUCTION The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) HR 5376 was signed into law by President Joe Biden on August 16, 2022, after a tortuous route through the legislative process. HR 5376 grew out of the Build Back Better Act (BBB) which passed the House on September 27, 2021, but…
During this past week (week ending August 19,2022) we have received listings of 27 Government and Administrative Law Summaries, 78 Constitutional Law summaries, 79 Criminal Law Summaries, and 4 White Collar Law case summaries. The plan is to post opinion summaries, under corresponding areas of law, weekly whenever possible in…
During this past week (week ending August 12,2022) we have received listings of 19 Government and Administrative Law Summaries, 77 Constitutional Law summaries, 77 Criminal Law Summaries, and 4 White Collar Law case summaries. The plan is to post opinion summaries, under corresponding areas of law, weekly whenever possible in…