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Peace Talks in Colombia

Description: This report provides background on Colombia's armed conflict and describes its key players. It briefly analyzes prior negotiations with the FARC and the lessons learned from those efforts that apply to the current talks. It examines what has transpired in the talks during more than two years of closed door sessions. The report also examines some of the constraints that could limit the success of the peace talks and looks at the prospects for the current negotiations.
Date: February 6, 2015
Creator: Beittel, June S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Free Exercise of Religion by Closely Held Corporations: Implications of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

Description: This report analyzes the Court's decision in Hobby Lobby, including arguments made between the majority and dissent, to clarify the scope of the decision and potential impacts for future interpretation of RFRA's applicability. It also examines potential legislative responses, should Congress consider addressing the current applicability of RFRA. Finally, the report addresses the decision's effect on requirements that employers offer contraceptive coverage in group health plans under federal or … more
Date: April 6, 2015
Creator: Brown, Cynthia
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Constitutional Analysis of Suspicionless Drug Testing Requirements for the Receipt of Governmental Benefits

Description: This report provides an overview of the Fourth Amendment in order to effectively evaluate the constitutionality of laws requiring suspicionless drug tests to receive governmental benefits. It then reviews five Supreme Court decisions that have evaluated these programs. The report concludes with a synthesis of the various factors that likely will be important to a future court's assessment of the constitutionality of these laws.
Date: March 6, 2015
Creator: Carpenter, David H.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Heart of Mexico study abroad]

Description: Group photograph of students participating in the 2014 study abroad trip to Valle de Bravo, Mexico. The "Heart of Mexico" project brings together students and faculty from the University of North Texas (UNT) and the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico (UAEM) for one summer month in a small town in Mexico state.
Date: July 6, 2015
Creator: Clark, Junebug
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 19.195096 -100.132673
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Heart of Mexico study abroad, 2]

Description: Group photograph of students participating in the 2014 study abroad trip to Valle de Bravo, Mexico. The "Heart of Mexico" project brings together students and faculty from the University of North Texas (UNT) and the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico (UAEM) for one summer month in a small town in Mexico state.
Date: July 6, 2015
Creator: Clark, Junebug
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 19.195096 -100.132673
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Woman Experiencing Immersive Art]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified woman experiencing immersive artwork at the Exhibit reception for Life Through the Lens: Pictures That Tell A Story exhibit, featuring photographs by Joe Clark and Junebug Clark, at UNT on the Square, on June 5, 2015. Photographs from the exhibit are visible on the wall in the background.
Date: June 6, 2015
Creator: Clark, Junebug
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Columbus Day: Fact Sheet

Description: From Summary: This guide is designed to assist congressional offices with work related to Columbus Day celebrations. It contains biographical information on Christopher Columbus and background on the holiday.
Date: October 6, 2015
Creator: Crane-Hirsch, Audrey Celeste
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federalism Issues in Surface Transportation Policy: A Historical Perspective

Description: This report provides a historical perspective on contemporary federalism issues in surface transportation policy, from the beginning of the nation through the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). It also discusses legislative activity during the 114th Congress to reauthorize highway and mass transit programs.
Date: November 6, 2015
Creator: Dilger, Robert J.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Attempt: An Abridged Overview of Federal Criminal Law

Description: It is not a crime to attempt to commit most federal offenses. Unlike state law, federal law has no generally applicable of attempt. Congress, however, has outlawed the attempt to commit a substantial number of federal crimes on an individual basis. In doing so, it has proscribed the attempt, set its punishment, and left to the federal courts the task of further developing the law in the area. This is an abridged version of CRS Report R42001, Attempt: An Overview of Federal Criminal Law, by Char… more
Date: April 6, 2015
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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