Documents tagged "United"
Found 392 documents with this tag
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023361.txt
This document is a court brief filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in relation to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The brief addresses dismissals for failure to state a claim and foreign sovereign immunity among other issues. Key people involved include Ronald L. Motley, Stephen A. Cozen, Carter G. Phillips, Andrea Bierstein, Robert M. Kaplan, James P. Kreindler, Jerry S. Goldman, and Chris Leonardo. The document is titled "In re: TERRORIST ATTACKS ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001" and includes a list of cases related to the attacks.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023133.txt
This document is a compendium of documents and analysis edited by Terje Rød-Larsen, Nur Laiq, and Fabrice Aidan focusing on the Arab–Israeli conflict. It includes a foreword and acknowledgements, a list of contributors, an introduction to the topic, and several chapters covering key events, people, places, and topics related to the conflict. The publication is intended as a comprehensive resource for understanding this complex and ongoing issue.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_022494.txt
The Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act provides information for businesses and individuals about the FCPA and its enforcement. The guide is a non-binding, informal summary prepared by staff from the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. It does not create any rights or substitute for legal counsel on specific issues related to the FCPA. Companies or individuals seeking an opinion concerning specific prospective conduct can use the U.S. Department of Justice's opinion procedure. The guide is available online at justice.gov/criminal/fraud/fcpa and sec.gov/spotlight/fcpa.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_022330.txt
This document provides a summary of various tax topics and planning points from 2013 to present. Key people include Managing Director Blanche Lark Christerson and senior wealth planning strategist; key places include the United States Supreme Court, Treasury Department, and IRS; and key topics include estate planning, inflation-adjusted numbers for 2014, tax reform, budgeting, and charitable contributions. The document also discusses various cases and court rulings that have impacted taxation.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_022277.txt
The National Labor Relations Board issued a final rule requiring employers to post notices informing employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act. The board believes that many employees are unaware of their rights under the statute and that the rule will increase knowledge of the NLRA among employees, in order to better enable the exercise of rights under the statute. The final rule establishes the size, form, and content of the notice, and sets forth provisions regarding the enforcement of the rule. The rule will be effective on November 14, 2011.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020447.txt
The document is a report from the Working Group on Chinese Influence Activities in the United States. It discusses China's efforts to influence American interests and public opinion, including through government policies, investments, propaganda, and cyber attacks. The report identifies several key people and places associated with these activities, such as senior officials at the Chinese Communist Party and state-owned enterprises, academic institutions, and think tanks that have received funding from China. It also highlights concerns about the potential for undue influence on American policymaking and public opinion, and recommends strategies for promoting constructive vigilance to address these risks.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019444.txt
The document discusses a Canadian superlab called Biotron that studies the impact of climate change on living organisms. The lab contains miniature chunks of the natural world and is designed by Norman Winer, a biochemist and plant biologist. In addition to its scientific focus, the document mentions an "intercultural garden" in Germany run entirely by women from different countries.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017904.txt
The document discusses a court case regarding the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The plaintiffs brought actions against various entities and individuals alleged to have provided support to the terrorist organization responsible for the attacks or its members and associates. The District Court held that several defendants were entitled to immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) and that other allegations in the complaint failed to state a claim under certain laws.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017830.txt
The document discusses the legal proceedings related to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. It focuses on the jurisdictional issues concerning certain defendants and their connections to the United States. The court rules that some claims against individual defendants are dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction, while plaintiffs are entitled to jurisdictional discovery regarding defendant Privatbank's activities in the United States from 1992-1998. Additionally, the court grants summary judgment on certain claims related to sovereign immunity and international law.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_014972.txt
The document discusses equity volatility insights with a focus on the European Union and United States' equity markets. It suggests monetizing correlation through EU bank dispersion and extracting alpha from summer SPX range as policy and positioning create a "collar" equities. The report also recommends buying in-the-money down and out puts on the S&P, and position for greater dispersion in EU bank sector returns by buying a Dec17 call on an equally-weighted basket of Santander, BNP, ING, Intesa, and Deutsche Bank while selling worst-of calls. The report emphasizes that monetary policy is likely not supportive of substantial equity upside but the "Yellen put" still exists with a lower strike.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_014622.txt
The document is a summary of top US ideas for Q1, focusing on strategy and equity. The backdrop for risk assets has changed due to global interest rates reaching 5,000-year lows and the historical US Presidential election and Republican sweep of Congress in November 2016. OPEC reached a historic deal to reduce crude production by 1.2mn b/d with non-OPEC producers delivering an additional 600k b/d of cuts that same month, leading to risk assets responding positively. The current strategy stands in stark contrast to last year's focus on defensive growth ideas and is more heavily geared toward companies benefiting from increased fiscal stimulus, a pro-business agenda, and tax-policy reform. There are eight Buys and two Underperforms across six sectors listed, with updates planned at the beginning of each quarter unless coverage is dropped or recommendations change.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013482.txt
This document discusses stem cell therapy in the United States and Europe. In the US, President Obama overturned an executive order prohibiting federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, leading to increased momentum in this field. The first regulatory approval of a manufactured stem cell product has also been achieved. However, there are still challenges, such as a tough regulatory climate for biopharmaceuticals and legal challenges to the relaxing of rules on hESCs. In Europe, experts debate what must be done to maintain its lead in regenerative medicine and stem cell research.