The federal government has been involved in providing housing assistance to lower-income households since the 1930s. In the beginning, the federal ...

Since pain management became a speciality in its own right and following the tremendous breakthroughs made by several pioneer researchers, we have ...

Originally published in 1990, Paradise Won has been updated and details the epic 12-year struggle to stop logging in the unique global ecosystem.Gw...

Even though the injustices occurring against the Palestinians are alarming, no government is assisting the victims. The gavel of lady justice has b...

Despite a dark history marked by the eugenics movement, increasing numbers of people with disabilities are choosing to become parents. Recent resea...

Congressional interest in patent policy and possible patent reform has expanded as the importance of intellectual property to innovation has increa...

Congress has recently demonstrated significant ongoing interest in litigation by "patent assertion entities" (PAEs), which are colloquially known a...

In August 2013, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report, for which they performed a required study on patent litigation. Th...

Congress has shown significant interest in altering the current patent system in response to concerns about entities that engage in patent litigati...

Following several years of legislative discussion concerning patent reform, the Congress enacted P.L. 112-29, signed into law on 16 September 2011....

The pace of US Technologies advancement is crucial to the US economy and its growth. Productivity and international competitiveness are important c...

Economic research shows that small businesses are the primary driver of job creation in the United States. Yet, the capacity of American small busi...

There is an ongoing interest in the pace of U.S. technological advancement due to its influence on U.S. economic growth, productivity and internati...

Historically, American law did not require hospitals to admit patients, despite sporadic legislative attempts to change this practice. In 1986, how...

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the United States is expected to be the fourth largest producer and exporter of peanuts in ...

Walking and biking are becoming increasingly popular modes of transportation: nearly a million more people reported walking or biking to work in 20...

In fiscal year 2013, the Department of Transportation (DOT) provided about $50 billion to states and other grantees (such as metropolitan planning ...

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

Can the police reduce crime? In 1991, when the first Executive Session on Policing concluded, the answer to that question was generally described a...

A veteran police officer gives his thoughtful, balanced views on police shootings, racial profiling, community relations, and every other aspect of...

Leadership and culture are important elements in policing. Police leaders often work within a police culture steeped with traditions. The purpose o...

Several high-profile police shootings and other law enforcement-related deaths in the United States have sparked intense protests throughout the co...

This book discusses strategies, management and potential risks of policing. Chapter One describes and examines the ‘Policing Excellence’ and ‘Preve...

Social Security (comprising Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) and Disability Insurance (DI)) is the largest single program in the federal gove...

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...

The body of pre-1972 sound recordings is vast. Commercially released "popular" recordings come most readily to mind -- from Frank Sinatra and Ella ...

In 2015, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Young v. United Parcel Service. In the case, a United Parcel Service (UPS) worker named Peggy Young...

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) administers and enforces the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) as it pertains to ensuring the availability ...

This book aims to fill a gap in existing literature in order to contribute to the understanding of the main features and outcomes of the private eq...

Most Americans are covered by private health insurance, which they either obtain through employment or purchase individually. Insurance premiums --...

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), as of 2014, changed how insurers determine health insurance premiums and how consumers shop...

Congress has seen a renewed interest in the market for private health insurance since the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...

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...

When conflicts arise between a programmer (a broadcaster or a cable network owner) and a multi-channel video programming distributor (MVPD, usually...

Research findings showed that secondary school students in Hong Kong face many challenges. In particular, morbid emphasis on academic excellence ha...

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

Protecting workers' rights is a top priority for the Obama Administration, and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the ...

There is a great amount of debate concerning the establishment and use of public lands. While there is a desire for recreational areas and parks, t...

The purpose of this book is to provide practical approaches to designing public reports that make health care performance information clear, meanin...

This book provides an overview of the voluntary performance standard document for bomb suits for use by certified public safety bomb technicians wh...

Real estate valuations, which encompass appraisals and other estimation methods, have come under increased scrutiny in the wake of the recent mortg...

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 ...

Under the Appointments Clause, the President is empowered to nominate and appoint principal officers of the United States, but only with the advice...

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

The United States is the world's largest producer, consumer, and exporter of remanufactured goods. Remanufacturing is an industrial process that re...