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Once a congressional bill has become law, how is it noticed by and overseen within the executive branch?
Bills, once they become laws, seem to be archived and internally published somehow. I wonder how the executive branch picks up on and implements them when/after this happens.
Someone, somewhere in the ...
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Are federal employees bound to report fraud and cyber crime they've been made aware of?
To what degree are federal employees of the executive branch (such as members of the FBI, CISA, NSA, and CIA) bound by law or otherwise to report illegal activities pertaining to tech crimes, fraud (...
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Texas' refusal to cooperate w/ Homeland Security based on DHS being "fixated" on a recent ("misled") Supreme Court order; supported by law/precedent?
CBS News' January 26, 2024 Texas attorney general refuses to grant federal agents full access to border park: "Your request is hereby denied" links to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's ...
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Is the passage of an unconstitutional law "lawless action" for the purpose of First Amendment protection?
Speech intended to incite imminent lawless action is not protected by the First Amendment. Is the passage of an unconstitutional law "lawless action" for this purpose? Suppose someone who is ...
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Are the federal government or its contractors subject to local building or zoning codes?
Say there is going to be a federal facility, operated by the federal government or by a contractor of the federal government, in a town. Something like a prison, or a place where ICE plans to imprison ...
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Could the federal government begin registering vehicles and issuing driver licenses, overriding state law?
Currently, vehicle registration and driver licensing are handled primarily by states in the US. However, aircraft registration and pilot certification is handled by the federal government. Could the ...
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Is the Civil Air Patrol part of the United States Government?
I know it's an Air Force Auxiliary, but does that also mean it's part of the United States Air Force or government?
Here, they're a "public service organization"
And they also have a 501c3 ...
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Can a goverment body rent space for a public forum from a group that they believe will ban those they legally can't?
Someone who is a member of the government cannot restrict access to a public forum, due to the First amendment. However, a private company are allowed to do so, and often communications that would ...
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Could a federal law override a state constitution?
Suppose a state Constitution explicitly states that residents of the state have a specific right (obviously this comes from the abortion debate, but I’m not necessarily focusing on that particular ...
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Can an american tax payer sue a researcher that knowingly conducted fraudulent research with taxpayer funded grants?
There has been an uptick in cases of academic fraud being reported in the mainstream media.
With websites like retraction watch tracking the general field of things.
Popular commentators such as Pete ...
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Are there federal murder offenses that do not involve interstate activity in the United States?
When one commits the crime of murder in a single state of the United States, does he also violate a federal law against murder, or does it only become a federal crime if the murderer crosses state ...
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Can the federal government directly modify state law?
A recent comment inspired me to wonder whether the US federal government has the power to directly modify state law.
State legislatures will often pass bills of the form "Section so-and-so of the ...
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On the legality of booby traps in a far future united states [closed]
So there are a few famous cases in the united states wherein booby traps were ruled to be illegal, as they're indiscriminate in their application.
Let's say we have material X. Material X is special, ...
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How similar do trademarks have to be to be infringement? [duplicate]
I received a marketing email from Lenovo with the slogan "Different is better." This seems quite similar to Apple's "Think different," to the point that had I seen the slogan out ...
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Can the Secret Service arrest someone who uses an illegal drug inside of the White House?
In light of the recent discovery of cocaine inside the West Wing of the White House, I am wondering if a person who either lives in, or works in, or makes a visit to the White House, is caught using ...
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