Unemployment insurance provides workers, whose jobs have been terminated through no fault of their own, monetary payments for a given period of time or until they find a new job. Unemployment payments are...
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unemployment compensation
Unemployment Compensation Law: An Overview
unfair competition
Overview
The law of unfair competition is primarily comprised of torts that cause economic injury to a business through a deceptive or wrongful business practice. Unfair competition can be broken down into two broad categories:
unfair...unfair labor practices (ULPs)
Unfair Labor Practices: An Overview
Under the [[national_labor_relations_act_nlra|National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA")]], there are three broad categories of unfair labor practices ("ULPs"). The three categories of ULPs consist of those under...
United Nations General Assembly
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations. It is composed of representatives of all 192 members of the UN. The UNGA has as its functions the following:
Consider and make recommendations...United States Code
Federal statutes enacted by Congress and signed by the President (or passed over the President's veto) are compiled into the United States Code (U.S.C.). The U.S. Code, organized by topics into a series of titles, numbered from 1 (General Provisions)...
United States Court of Federal Claims
The United States Court of Federal Claims is a federal court of limited jurisdiction. The Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982 abolished the original Court of Claims and the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals and replaced...
United States Tax Court
Established by Congress under Article I of the Constitution.
Upon a determination of a tax deficiency by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, the taxpayer may dispute the deficiency in the Tax Court before paying any disputed amount.
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United States v. Jones (2012)
The Supreme Court case which held that the placement and use of an electronic tracking device for 28 days on a suspect’s vehicle through an improperly executed warrant constituted a search under the Fourth Amendment. (Read opinion here)
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United States v. Windsor (2013)
The Supreme Court case which held that the Defense of Marriage Act’s (DOMA) provision excluding same-sex married individuals from the definition of spouse violated the protections afforded by Fifth Amendment and was thus unconstitutional. (...
United States v. Wong Kim Ark
169 U.S. 649 (1898)
The Supreme Court held that citizenship as prescribed in the Fourteenth Amendment extends to U.S.-born children of foreign subjects or citizens who, at the time of the child’s birth, are permanent residents and are carrying on...