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Understanding the “One Big Beautiful Bill” as Federal Appropriations
Executive Summary: The OBBB If it looks and acts like an appropriations, it’s because it is an appropriations! The “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) was signed into law on July 4, 2025. While its legislative path to enactment was through a process called “reconciliation,” it also had billions in new spending for a wide range … [...]
Chvotkin Quoted on Supreme Court’s “Combatant Activities” decision
On April 22, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 opinion permitting a U.S. soldier wounded in Afghanistan to sue a federal contractor operating in the war zone based on state-law tort claims. The Court said the basis of the suit was not preempted under the “combatant activities” exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act … Read More