Congress considers the federal employee

Congress Considers Bill to Split Ninth Circuit

The Federal Employee Loyalty-Security Program: A Critique

Should Congress Transfer Federal Lands to the States?

When Republicans talk about federal land policy, the conversation inevitably turns to the desirability of transferring most of those lands to the states. During the last Congress, legislation was forwarded to do just that. Although the bill did not get far, the belief that states would do a better job of managing public lands is a fixture in this nation's ongoing debate about the federal land e...

Baby Doe, Congress and the states: challenging the federal treatment standard for impaired infants.

In its amendments to the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, Congress set forth a strict standard for treatment of impaired infants. The statute, shaped by right-to-life groups and certain medical organizations, calls for aggressive treatment in virtually all cases, regardless of the degree of suffering imposed and the burdens and risks involved. The federal rule evidences deep distrust o...

The Federal Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (1978) An Update on Selected Issues