[20211213]LSB10667_国会法院观察员：立法者感兴趣的最近上诉裁决（2021年12月6日至12日）.pdf

CRS Legal Sidebar Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Legal SidebarLegal Sidebari i Congressional Court Watcher: Recent Appellate Decisions of Interest to Lawmakers (Dec. 6Dec. 12, 2021) December 13, 2021 The federal courts issue hundreds of decisions every week in cases involving diverse legal disputes. This Sidebar series selects decisions from the past week that may be of particular interest to federal lawmakers, focusing on the orders and decisions of the Supreme Court and precedential decisions of the courts of appeals for the thirteen federal circuits. Selected cases typically involve the interpretation or validity of federal statutes and regulations, or constitutional issues relevant to Congresss lawmaking and oversight functions. Some of the cases identified in this Sidebar, or the legal questions they address, are examined in other CRS general distribution products. Members of Congress and congressional staff may contact the authors to subscribe to the CRS Legal Update newsletter and receive regular notifications of new products published by CRS attorneys. Decisions of the Supreme Court Last week, the Supreme Court issued rulings in two consolidated cases where