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What happens after a bill becomes a law

May 14th, 2009 · No Comments

Many people remember from middle school the movie on how a bill becomes a law, but few civics courses teach about what happens afterward. On Monday, John, Josh, and I sat down with members of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Their job, in short, is to consolidate and codify laws passed by Congress [...]

Tags: Congress · legal research · legalresearch · legislation

Legal and Academic Open Access

February 13th, 2008 · No Comments

For far too long, getting access to important documents has meant having a very expensive subscription to an exclusive service.Ã‚Â This has held true across disciplines, including politics, law, and academia.Ã‚Â The Internet is starting to change this, lowering the cost of storing and transferring information to nearly nothing.Ã‚Â With the help of pioneers like [...]

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