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Help Wanted: Supreme Court Holds Vacancies Act Prohibits Nominees from Serving as Acting Officers

Description: This report discusses the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 and a recent Supreme Court case decision in "NLRB v SW General Inc." related to acting officials filling Presidential nominated positions under the Vacancies Act.
Date: June 28, 2017
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy

Description: This report discusses the current political and economic landscape of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and its relationship with the U.S. The UAE has been a significant U.S. partner in Gulf security for more than two decades, and the alliance has deepened further in recent years in order to address multiple regional threats.
Date: June 28, 2017
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Update: The Microsoft Ireland Decision: U.S. Appeals Court Rules that ECPA does not Require Internet Service Providers to Produce Electronic Communications Stored Overseas

Description: This report discusses the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in the case of "Microsoft Corporation v. United States" where the court ruled that the U.S. could not enforce a subpoena asking Microsoft to retrieve emails stored on a server in Ireland. On June 28, 2017 the United States filed for reversal of the decision through a writ of certiorari in the Supreme Court.
Date: June 28, 2017
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Climate Change: Frequently Asked Questions About the 2015 Paris Agreement

Description: This report discusses the frequently asked questions about the 2015 Paris Agreement (PA). The PA opened for signature by Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on April 22, 2016, at U.N. headquarters in New York City.
Date: June 28, 2017
Creator: Leggett, Jane A. & Lattanzio, Richard K.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Types of Committee Hearings

Description: This report describes the four types of congressional committee hearings; legislative, oversight, investigative, and confirmation and the rules governing them.
Date: June 28, 2017
Creator: Heitshusen, Valerie
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Reauthorization of the Perkins Act in the 115th Congress: Comparison of Current Law and H.R. 2353

Description: This report highlights the key provisions in the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 2353) and explains the major differences between it and current law. H.R. 2353 was passed by the House under suspension of the rules on June 22, 2017.
Date: June 28, 2017
Creator: Granovskiy, Boris
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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2017 Dene/Athabaskan Language Conference and Workshop Day 2 Part 3

Description: This video continues from the Day 2 Part 2 video of the 2017 Dene/Athabaskan Language Conference and Workshop. Theodore Fernald describes efforts to teach the structure of Navajo in Philadelphia. Sharon Hargus details blends in Witsuwit’en.
Date: June 28, 2017
Duration: 18 minutes
Creator: Ross, Chasen & Sisk, Trevor
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Partner: UNT College of Information
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2017 Dene/Athabaskan Language Conference and Workshop Day 2 Part 4

Description: This video continues from the Day 2 Part 3 video of the 2017 Dene/Athabaskan Language Conference and Workshop. Jasmine Spencer describes bird-talk in Dene stores. Siri Tuttle begins her discussion of vocables and vowel inventories in Lower Tanana Dene.
Date: June 28, 2017
Duration: 52 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Ross, Chasen & Sisk, Trevor
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2017 Dene/Athabaskan Language Conference and Workshop Day 2 Part 7

Description: This video continues from the Day 2 Part 6 video of the 2017 Dene/Athabaskan Language Conference and Workshop. Michael Krauss discusses Apachean in the broadcast perspective. Kevan Joe considers the lexical semantics of Navajo classificatory verbs.
Date: June 28, 2017
Duration: 1 hour 33 seconds
Creator: Ross, Chasen & Sisk, Trevor
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2017 Dene/Athabaskan Language Conference and Workshop Day 2 Part 5

Description: This video continues from the Day 2 Part 4 video of the 2017 Dene/Athabaskan Language Conference and Workshop. Siri Tuttle finishes her discussion of vocables and vowel inventories in Lower Tanana Dene. Josh Holden explains semantics.
Date: June 28, 2017
Duration: 42 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Ross, Chasen & Sisk, Trevor
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Partner: UNT College of Information
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2017 Dene/Athabaskan Language Conference and Workshop Day 2 Part 6

Description: This video continues from the Day 2 Part 5 video of the 2017 Dene/Athabaskan Language Conference and Workshop. Justin Spence, Ying Liu, and Tyler Lee-Wynant describe syntactic annotation of a Hupa text corpus. Bill Poser describes how to wonder in Carrier.
Date: June 28, 2017
Duration: 50 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Ross, Chasen & Sisk, Trevor
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Partner: UNT College of Information
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