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Abortion: Legal Control

Description: The U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 112 (1973), and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179, which held generally that a State could no longer prohibit abortions in the first 6 months of pregnancy, caused several House and Senate members to move for an abortion prohibition effectuated by congressional action. To this end, proposed bills and constitutional amendments have been introduced in both Houses. Rather than having settled the abortion question conclusively, the Supreme Court de… more
Date: August 12, 1976
Creator: Hall, James
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Alaska Pipeline

Description: This report is intended as a follow-up and continuation of the events and legislative history evoked by the discovery of petroleum on the North Slope in Alaska and the subsequent construction of the Alaska pipeline.
Date: December 28, 1976
Creator: Dyas, Norma W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Animal Baiting and Fighting: Federal and State Statutes

Description: This report details the federal and state laws regarding animal baiting and fighting. In general, this report found three types of state statutes on this matter: specific legal prohibition aimed at stamping out a practice considered either distasteful, immoral, or a nuisance; general animal cruelty provisions enacted into law which may or may not be held applicable to baiting and fighting or any or all animals, and which may be not be enforced against those involved in such activities; and the … more
Date: May 7, 1976
Creator: American Law Division
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Awards of Attorneys' Fees in Federal Courts After Alyeska

Description: This report outlines the history of the "American rule", where winners in civil court cases can transfer attorneys' fees to the other party in a court case, and provides a list of court cases where these fees were transferred to federal or state courts.
Date: March 1976
Creator: Cohen, Henry
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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China-U.S. Relations

Description: This report discusses the background information and most recent development in U.S.-China relations since mid-1996. The relations also have been marred by continuing allegations of Chinese espionage, ongoing controversy over human rights, charges that China continues to violate its non-proliferation commitments, controversy over the accidental NATO bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade, and renewed tensions over Taiwan. The report describes current issues in U.S.-China relations such as;… more
Date: July 20, 1976
Creator: Sutter, Robert G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Citizen Futures Organizations Group Profiles

Description: This report on Citizen Futures Organizations Group Profiles. This report also describes 29 organizations that develop goals for the future of their communities and encourage the participation of the citizens in the setting of these goals.
Date: December 28, 1976
Creator: Bea, Alan, Keith & Hutson, Elmer, Cynthia
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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