Day archives: March 19th, 2010

U.S. Economic and Social Trends Since 2000

U.S. Economic and Social Trends Since 2000 by Linda A. Jacobsen and Mark Mather (February 2010) “This has been a tumultuous decade for the United States. During the first 10 years of the 21st Century, there was a major terrorist attack, a housing meltdown, a severe economic recession, and a significant downturn in the U.S. …

Subjects: Government Documents

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Data and Trends Update 2010

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Data and Trends—Update 2010, by Charlotte Feldman-Jacobs and Donna Clifton “An estimated 100 million to 140 million girls and women worldwide have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and more than 3 million girls are at risk for cutting each year on the African continent alone. FGM/C is generally performed on girls between …

Subjects: Civil Liberties

CourtWEB: Online Federal Court Opinions Information System

“CourtWEB provides information on selected recent opinions of those judges of the United States Courts who elect to make information available on this site. When an opinion is posted to CourtWEB by chambers, the description that appears will typically include the caption, case number, terms relevant to your search, relevancy score, date, judge’s name, and …

Subjects: Courts, E-Government, Legal Research

CBO: Spending and Revenue Effects of H.R. 4872, the Reconciliation Act of 2010

Responses to Questions About CBO’s Preliminary Estimate of the Direct Spending and Revenue Effects of H.R. 4872, the Reconciliation Act of 2010, March 19, 2010, Letter to the Honorable Paul Ryan H.R. 4872, Reconciliation Act of 2010, March 18, 2010. Estimate of direct spending and revenue effects for the amendment in the nature of a …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legislation

ABA Urges Sentencing Guidelines Change to Allow Greater Judicial Discretion

Testimony of James E. Felman on behalf of the American Bar Association before the United States Sentencing Commission UNITED for the hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines Regarding Alternatives to Incarceration, Washington, D.C., March 17, 2010 “The ABA strongly supports the Commission’s proposals to expand the use of alternatives to incarceration. We …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Legal Research