ScienceInsider recently reported on critical workforce shortages at the U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). Beyond managing invasive pests, regulating genetically engineered crops, and certifying U.S. agricultural exports, the APHIS enforces the Animal Welfare Act (AWA; Pub. L. …
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The Legal History and Rare Books Special Interest Section (LHRB) of the American Association of Law Libraries, in cooperation with The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., is conducting its annual Morris L. Cohen Student Essay Competition. Full- and part-time students currently enrolled …
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently rescinded the longstanding “Richardson Waiver.” [See 90 Fed. Reg. 11029 (3/3/2025).] As background, the Administrative Procedure Act (APA; Pub. L. No. 79-404, 60 Stat. 237, 6/11/1946) includes an exception to …
The End of Term Web Archive is a collaborative initiative of several partners that “collects, preserves, and makes accessible United States Government websites at the end of presidential administrations.” The Archive has preserved .gov websites, as well as federal content …
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The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) recently directed an “Immediate Pause on Issuing Documents and Public Communications” to all HHS Heads of Operating Divisions and Staff Divisions. The pause was announced in a 1/21/2025 memo from Dorothy …
