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Executive Order
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Government and Public Policy
Constitutionalists across the nation don’t know what they’re about
It’s not news that Republicans aren’t happy with all the executive orders President Obama is issuing. But legislation reintroduced in Arizona on Tuesday is one of the more out there…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
More on President Obama’s Gun EO and Separation of Powers
Amy Goodman hosted a debate between John Velleco, director of federal affairs for Gun Owners of America, and Caroline Fredrickson, president of the American Constitution Society, on the separation-of-powers issues…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Prez candidate Donald Trump pledges (seemingly unconstitutional) death penalty mandate for cop killers
Main December 11, 2015Prez candidate Donald Trump pledges (seemingly unconstitutional) death penalty mandate for cop killersAs reported in this article from The Hill, "Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Thursday…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Outgoing Kentucky Gov restores voting rights to many thousands of nonviolent felons
Main November 24, 2015Outgoing Kentucky Gov restores voting rights to many thousands of nonviolent felonsAs reported in this AP article, the "outgoing Democratic governor of Kentucky signed an executive order…
Employment Law Worldview
Supreme Court Asked to Review Fifth Circuit Decision Shutting Down President Obama’s Immigration Plan
By Squire Patton Boggs, Samuel Mudrick
On November 20, 2015, attorneys for the Obama administration appealed a November 9, 2015 decision from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals which upheld an injunction against the implementation of…
Inside Business Immigration
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Blocks Administration’s Executive Action on Immigration
On November 9, 2015, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a lower court injunction that halted a key component of the Obama Administration’s executive action relating to…
The Right Coast
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Against Obama’s Executive Actions on Immigration – The Atlantic
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a series of President Obama s executive orders on immigration on Monday night, frustrating the administration s efforts to shield millions of…
The Right Coast
Obama s latest plan to rewrite immigration law | TheHill
The Obama administration is about to power up a massive new executive action on immigration and it s far scarier than anyone could have imagined. Last November, when Homeland Security…
Gov Con Employment Exchange
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Executive Order 11246
During a week in which Washington D.C. experienced a historic visit from the Pope, those in the government contractor community had a celebration of their own - the 50th Anniversary of…
The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
Policy Update: New Mandatory Sick Leave Requirements for Government Contractors
New labor measures were recently unveiled as part of the government’s continuing focus on increasing wages and labor standards for federal contractors -- and they mean yet another round of…