Thursday - September 18, 2025
*Virginia Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Sunday September 14, 2025 ( 2 items )  

Are State Tort Claims Against Military Contractors Preempted? Topic of White Paper From CRS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11364) on Sept. 12, 2025, by legislative attorney Andreas Kuersten: * * * Are State Tort Claims Against Military Contractors Preempted? High Court Weighs Combatant-Activities Exception On November 3, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in the case Hencely v. Fluor Corp. This case concerns a former servicemember bringing state tort claims agai  more

Broadband Equity, Access & Deployment Program - Issues for 119th Congress Topic of CRS Report (Part 2 of 2)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48666) on Aug. 29, 2025, entitled "The Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program - Issues for the 119th Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * The "Priority Broadband Project" Requirement for BEAD Funding In addition to the "reliable broadband service" requirement that determines BEAD-eligible locations, the IIJA uses the term priority broadband project to direct states  more