Congressional Budget Office’s transparency efforts are intended to promote a thorough understanding of its work, help people gauge how estimates might change if policies or circumstances differed, and enhance the credibility of its analyses and processes SUMMARY: Transparency is a top priority for the Congressional Budget Office, and the agency…
During the week ending April 18, 2025 we have received listings of 13 Government and Administrative Law Summaries, 15 Constitutional Law summaries, 1 U.S. Supreme Court Summary, 42 Criminal Law Summaries, 3 White Collar Law Summaries, 1 Intellectual Property Summary, 1 Internet Law Summary, and 1 Medical Malpractice Summary. We…
The U.S. Constitution enshrines a system of separation of powers, ensuring that legislative, executive, and judicial branches operate independently while keeping one another in check. This structure is meant to prevent the concentration of power and to safeguard individual liberty. But in recent years, many legal scholars, judges, and concerned…
Report-April 11, 2025. The Congressional Budget Office* “(CBO) provides an overview of federal tax credits that support investment in wind and solar electric power. The agency also explains how it assesses the credits’ budgetary and economic effects and how its baseline reflects JCT’s revenue estimates.” SUMMARY: The federal government provides…
April 10, 2025, Report The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analyzed the effects of an alternative budget scenario in which certain provisions of the 2017 tax act were extended permanently and revenues were reduced by additional amounts. SUMMARY: This letter responds to a request for an analysis of projected deficits and…
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During the week ending April 11, 2025 we have received listings of 26 Government and Administrative Law Summaries, 24 Constitutional Law summaries, 2 U.S. Supreme Court Summaries, 51 Criminal Law Summaries, 2 White Collar Law Summaries, and 4 Intellectual Property Summaries. We plan is to continue posting opinion summaries, under…
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April 10, 2025 From The Legal File by Reuters Legal. The rundown on the top legal news of the day.
Adopted August 2016; Revised Commentary 2017 and 2024. FROM THE INTRODUCTION: Persons with mental disorders are disproportionately represented in the criminal justice system. Studies suggest that anywhere from 16 to 24% of people in jails and prisons have a serious mental illness.1 This rate is three to 12 times higher…