LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 21 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Nov. 20, 2023: * * * Following a decision today by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in the case Arkansas State Conference NAACP v. Arkansas Board of Apportionment, Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement: "Today, the Eighth Circuit became the first federal court of appeals to make clear that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is not privately e  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following fact sheet (No. R44279) on Thanksgiving on Nov. 20, 2023, by reference librarian Audrey Celeste Crane-Hirsch: * * * Thanksgiving: Fact Sheet Introduction Thanksgiving is a federal holiday observed on the fourth Thursday in November. In 1789, President George Washington declared November 26 a national day of Thanksgiving. Subsequent Presidents issued Thanksgiving proclamations, but the dates of the commemoration   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12536) on Hamas and cryptocurrency fundraising on Nov. 21, 2023, by Liana W. Rosen, international crime and narcotics specialist, and Paul Tierno, financial economics analyst: * * * Terrorist Financing: Hamas and Cryptocurrency Fundraising Policymakers, including some Members of Congress, are scrutinizing U.S. efforts to counter the role that cryptocurrency fundraising plays in the fina  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-254) on the Department of Labor Succession Act (H.R. 4957), which aims to apply the requirements of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 to a vacancy in the office of the Secretary of Labor. The report was advanced by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, on Oct. 25, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose H.R. 4957, the Department of Labor Succession Act, amends the Act of April 17, 1946/1/  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Darren Soto, D-Fla., introduced a resolution on Oct. 13, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on Nov. 17. H. Res. 785. A resolution recognizing the diaspora of Hispanic culture, and the representation of Hispanics in the legal profession and the judiciary. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, Ann Kuster, D-N.H., Juan C. Vargas, D-Calif., Jim Costa, D  more