Category «Government Documents»

Phaseout Pathways for Fossil Fuel Production Within Paris-compliant Carbon Budgets

Calverley, D., & Anderson, K. (2022). Phaseout Pathways for Fossil Fuel Production Within Paris-compliant Carbon Budgets. Tyndall Center for Climate Research, The University of Manchester, 22 March 2022 “To comply with the carbon budget for a 50:50 chance of not exceeding 1.5°C of warming requires immediate and deep cuts in the production of all fossil …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Economy, Energy, Environmental Law, Government Documents

Hypersonic Weapons: Background and Issues for Congress

CRS Report – Hypersonic Weapons: Background and Issues for Congress Updated March 17, 2022: “The United States has actively pursued the development of hypersonic weapons—maneuvering weapons that fly at speeds of at least Mach 5—as a part of its conventional prompt global strike program since the early 2000s. In recent years, the United States has …

Subjects: Congress, Defense, Government Documents, Legal Research

Two Expert Librarians and a webinar – US and international elections

“Join GODORT’s Help! and PPIRS Professional Development webinar series for a joint session on U.S. and international elections. Two experts in the political science and government documents community will provide search strategies and resources for conducting research on domestic and international elections, including finding raw and aggregated data. Catherine Morse of the University of Michigan …

Subjects: Congress, Education, Government Documents, Legal Research, Libraries

Real-Time Global Trade Sanctions Tracker

“The Global Trade Sanctions tool produced by Coriolis Technologies and the Institute of Export & International Trade offers a unique searchable database of all global sanctions including: UN, EU and UK dual-use goods lists; OFAC; the UN, US and EU Consolidated Screening Lists; Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008; Annex I to Council …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research

Restoring the Rule of Law through Department of Justice Reform

Finkelstein, Claire and Painter, Richard W., Restoring the Rule of Law through Department of Justice Reform (February 16, 2022). In Overcoming Trumpery: How to Restore Ethics, the Rule of Law, and Democracy (Norman Eisen ed., Brookings 2022), U of Penn Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 22-21, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4036891 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4036891 “As …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Human Rights and Disinformation Under the Trump Administration: The Commission on Unalienable Rights

Blitt, Robert C., Human Rights and Disinformation Under the Trump Administration: The Commission on Unalienable Rights (2021). St. Louis University Law Journal, Vol. 66, 2021, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4046025 – “The former administration of Donald J. Trump shattered norms governing the responsibility to relay accurate, truthful information to the public. Whether regarding trivialities or vital issues …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Lexis – Federal Legislative History Research Guide

Federal Legislative History Research on the Lexis+ and Lexis Services: “The purpose of this toolkit is to help you, the researcher, be more efficient and effective when conducting federal legislative history research on the Lexis+ or Lexis service.We provide tips and suggestions on how to approach this research, knowing that you will choose what works …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

The Law of War and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

CRS Legal Sidebar, The Law of War and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, March 6, 2022 – “In the days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, many countries condemned the action as a violation of international law governing when countries may use force against one another.Since then, several observers, including the U.S. …

Subjects: Defense, Government Documents, Legal Research

Brookings Sanctions Tracker

Mapping financial countermeasures against Russian aggression: Introducing the Brookings Sanctions Tracker: “Many of the world’s democracies are employing financial and economic countermeasures to oppose Russia’s latest invasion of Ukraine that began on Feb. 24. In the period since, these sanctions have come from the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and other governments …

Subjects: Defense, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research

ProPublica Releasing Data Behind Our Toxic Air Analysis

“Today ProPublica is releasing the data behind our investigative series “Sacrifice Zones,” which revealed more than 1,000 hot spots of cancer-causing industrial air pollution around the country. Researchers can now download the principal data files behind our investigation from our Data Store. The data that we used for the analysis is based on the Environmental …

Subjects: Climate Change, Energy, Environmental Law, Government Documents, Legal Research

Can making employers share pay in job postings help fix the gender pay gap?

The 19th: “Tuesday March 15, 2022 was Equal Pay Day, the first in a series of reminders of how persistent the pay gap has been. More states and cities hope laws requiring employers to share pay minimums and maximums on job postings will shrink this gap.  After years of little progress toward pay equity, more …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Economy, Education, Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research