Thirty years after its enactment, Congress has undertaken a review of the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act (GNA) as well ...

It is Berger's theory that the United States Supreme Court has embarked on "a continuing revision of the Constitution, under the guise of interpret...

Initiations and rites of passage can instill esprit de corps and loyalty and are included in many traditions throughout the Department of Defense (...

The laws and regulations regarding the preferences in hiring that can or must be given to veterans and certain family members are extremely complex...

Mapping inter-cultural relationships as they are played out in a remote Aboriginal settlement in Western Australia's Great Sandy Desert, this book ...

Although the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States share many legal, social, and political values, they also represent different tradit...

In January and March 2017, the President issued a series of executive orders related to border security and immigration. The orders direct federal ...

Individuals apprehended by the Department of Homeland Security and placed into expedited immigration proceedings are to be removed from the country...

Approximately 4 million to 5.5 million unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. entered the country legally on a temporary basis but then overstayed the...

This book addresses the new elements and legal issues pertaining to immigration enforcement in the United States. Topics include the scope of prose...

Immigration has indeed provided the lifeblood for the regulation of the American dream for tremendous numbers of Americans. It has provided an ongo...

During the past two years, the Congress has considered proposals to modify the nation's immigration system. The Border Security, Economic Opportuni...

This book describes information security and data breach notification requirements included in the Privacy Act, the Federal Information Security Ma...

A year after the publication of Dicey's LAW OF THE CONSTITUTION, William Gladstone was reading it aloud in the House of Commons, citing it as autho...

It is widely held that foreign affairs, and more particularly issues of war and peace, lie beyond the scope of judicial scrutiny. In the recent cas...

On 16 March 2016, President Obama nominated Judge Merrick Garland of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) ...

Laws of the Constitution: Consolidated gathers all of the historical and contemporary constitutional documents pertaining to Canada, its provinces,...

As technology continues to advance, what was once thought novel, even a luxury, quickly becomes commonplace, even a necessity. Global Positioning S...

These twelve essays constitute a groundbreaking volume of new work prepared by leading scholars in the fields of history, anthropology, constitutio...

U.S. agencies have sought to address causes of unaccompanied alien child (UAC) migration through recent programs, such as information campaigns to ...

This book provides a background and analysis comparing military commissions as envisioned under the MCA to the rules that had been established by t...

Recent high-profile military-related cases involving sexual assaults by U.S. service members have resulted in increased public and congressional in...

Whistleblowers play an important role in safeguarding the federal government against waste, fraud, and abuse. However, reporting wrongdoing outside...

The federal government assumed control of the ailing Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ...

Trafficking in persons, or human trafficking, refers to the subjection of men, women, and children to exploitative conditions that can be tantamoun...

This book compares and contrasts the administration of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 —enacted as Title V of the Supplem...

How do you defend democracy? How do you protect your rights? How can you repeal a law that interferes with your sphere of rights? These are some of...

The National Popular Vote (NPV) initiative proposes an agreement among the states, an interstate compact that would effectively achieve direct popu...

This book analyses the major provisions of H.R. 418, which would, inter alia, (1) modify the eligibility criteria for asylum and withholding of rem...

In his foreword, Robert D Tollison identifies the main objective of Geoffrey Brennan and James M Buchanan's THE REASON OF RULES: "...a book-length ...

In his foreword, Robert D Tollison identifies the main objective of Geoffrey Brennan and James M Buchanan's THE REASON OF RULES: "...a book-length ...

This book provides an overview on the admission of refugees to the United States and their resettlement here which is authorized by the Immigration...

The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits the government from establishing a religion and guarantees citizens the right to freely exer...

All fifty States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have statut...

It is of the utmost importance to review our policies and practices, and to make changes where we find unseemly and illegal programs or inefficient...

In 2012, the Department of Defense (DoD) spent $52 billion on health care for service members, retirees, and their families. The department offers ...

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA)1 regulates robocalls. A robocall, also known as "voice broadcasting," is any telephone call th...

The Roots of Liberty is a critical collection of essays on the origin and nature of the often elusive idea of the nature of liberty. Throughout thi...

Economic sanctions on Russian individuals, entities, and sectors have been a key part of the U.S. response to Russia's annexation of the Crimean re...

Non-disability mental conditions, such as personality disorders, can render a service member unsuitable for military service and can lead to an adm...

The annual State, Foreign Operations and Related Agencies appropriations bill is the primary legislative vehicle through which Congress reviews the...

Privacy and Copyright protection is a very important issue in our digital society, where a very large amount of multimedia data are generated and d...

FDA's primary responsibility is to protect the American people from unsafe or mislabelled food, drugs, and other medical products and to make sure ...

The Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) play key roles in offering post-combat support to servicemembers and ve...

One of the key founding principles of the United States of America was separation of church and state. Keeping them separate, however, has been a n...

On November 13, 2001, President Bush signed a Military Order pertaining to the detention, treatment, and trial of certain non-citizens as part of t...

Each year, tens of thousands of aliens in the United States apply for asylum, which provides refuge to those who have been persecuted or fear perse...

In the nearly 25 years since the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 authorised federal officials to implement a national asset forfeiture prog...