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  • S. 32 aims to specify locations where certain district courts can hold sessions in Texas and California. In Texas, the bill adds College Station as an additional court location. In California, it allows El Centro to be a location for court sessions alongside San Diego. This...

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    S. 32 is a bill that wants to let some court meetings happen in new places in Texas and California. In Texas, they want to add College Station, and in California, they want to add El Centro, so it’s easier for people to get to court.

  • The bill H. R. 791 aims to change United States copyright law to help stop copyright infringement from foreign websites. It proposes to allow U.S. courts to issue blocking orders against foreign websites that specifically infringe on copyrights by distributing or streaming...

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    This bill is about stopping websites from other countries from showing or sharing things like movies or music without permission. It lets courts tell internet companies to block those bad websites, so people can't go there and watch or listen for free.

  • The bill titled "Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2025" aims to ensure the proper application of the Fifth Amendment regarding civil and nonjudicial forfeitures. It proposes changes to current laws by eliminating nonjudicial forfeitures, requiring judicial...

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    The Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2025 is like new rules to make sure the government plays fair when taking people's things. It says all cases must go to court, the government must work extra hard to prove they need to take something, and it changes how money from taken stuff is handled.

  • S. RES. 854 is a resolution that permits Daniel Schwager, a former employee of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, to give testimony in the legal case United States v. Kelley. The resolution follows the Ethics in Government Act, allowing the Senate to...

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    In a pretend playtime world, Daniel used to work for a group that helps keep secrets safe. There's a big game going on called United States v. Kelley, and now Daniel is allowed to talk about some of those secrets to help figure out the right and wrongs in the game, but he needs a special helper to make sure everything stays fair.

  • S. 718, known as "Eric’s Law," proposes changes to title 18 of the United States Code. If a jury fails to unanimously decide on a sentence in a death penalty case, the bill requires a new jury to be formed for a special hearing. If the second jury also cannot agree...

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    Eric's Law wants to make sure that when people might face the death penalty, all the jurors agree on their sentence. If they don't, a new group of jurors will decide, and if they can't agree either, the person won't get the death penalty.

  • S. 5512, known as the "Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2024" or the "FAIR Act of 2024," aims to reform the laws around civil and nonjudicial forfeiture in the United States. The bill proposes changes to existing laws to ensure that property can only be forfeited...

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    The bill wants to make sure that the government can only take someone's stuff if they prove it was used for a crime, and if they do take it, the money should go to the country's piggy bank, not the police's. It also wants to make sure people can get a lawyer to help them, and it wants everything to be clear and fair.

  • H. R. 7115 allows individuals who are 70 years of age or older to opt out of jury service in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. This change is made by amending the existing law in the District of Columbia Official Code to give seniors the choice to be excused...

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    If someone is 70 years old or older and gets asked to be on a jury (a group that helps make a decision in a court case) in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, they can choose not to do it if they don't want to. This new rule changes the law to let older people decide if they want to skip being on a jury.

  • H. R. 2274, titled the “Court Shopping Deterrence Act,” proposes changes to the United States Code to ensure that appeals of nationwide injunctions issued by district courts go directly to the Supreme Court. A nationwide injunction is defined as a court order that attempts to...

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    H. R. 2274 wants to make sure that if a court makes a big decision affecting lots of people all over the country, those decisions go straight to the highest court, the Supreme Court, instead of stopping at smaller courts first. This is meant to make things faster and clearer, but it might make the Supreme Court busier.

  • S. 5, titled the "Laken Riley Act," proposes amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Department of Homeland Security to detain certain non-citizens who have committed theft-related crimes in the United States. It gives State Attorneys General the...

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    The "Laken Riley Act" is a rule that says some helpers in the government need to keep an eye on people from other countries if they get caught stealing. It also lets states complain in court if they lose just a little bit of money because the government didn't follow the rules.