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The AU Legislation & Policy Brief

A Publication of The American University Washington College of Law

Legislation

Time is of the Essence: Invoking the Defense Production Act

April 19, 2020 Daraja Carroll

After strong urging from both sides of the political aisle, President Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to better mobilize our nation’s resources to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

Community Outcry Stops D.C. From Becoming Red Light District… For Now

April 19, 2020 Brooke Priestas

In 2018, police made a total of 519 prostitution related arrests in D.C.[1] As of August 2019, the district had already reached 718 prostitution related arrests.[2] In fact, the number […]

Need for Stronger Congressional Oversight in War Powers

April 11, 2020 Victoria Kelley

Over the last few months, the public has grown accustomed to seeing members of Congress question witnesses in impeachment hearings. While impeachment hearings rarely occur, Congressional hearings happen every week. […]

Misinterpreted Power: National Injunctions

March 23, 2020March 24, 2020 Brian Walsh

As more of the nation’s policy is adjudicated and forged not in the legislature but the judiciary, judicial remedies have invited more scrutiny. One of the most controversial remedies is […]

Passing the Budget: Does the Current Federal Appropriations Process Work?

February 5, 2020February 10, 2020 Benjamin Reyes

The framers granted Congress the exclusive power of the purse. The Constitution states “[n]o money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.”[1] More […]

A Clean Carcieri Fix: The Legislation Congress Will Not Pass.

November 25, 2019 Brittany Webb

During the late nineteenth century, the United States sought to dismantle Native American sovereign nations through a property grab-and-sale known as land allocation.[1] The General Allotment Act, or Dawes Act,[2] […]

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