1、CRS Legal Sidebar Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Legal SidebarLegal Sidebari i Congressional Court Watcher: Recent Appellate Decisions of Interest to Lawmakers (Oct. 11Oct. 17, 2021) October 18, 2021 The federal courts issue hundreds of decisions every week in cases involving divers
2、e legal disputes. This Sidebar series selects decisions from the past week that may be of particular interest to federal lawmakers, focusing on precedential decisions of the Supreme Court and the courts of appeals for the thirteen federal circuits. Selected cases typically involve the interpretation
3、 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 cong
4、ressional staff may contact the author to subscribe to the CRS Legal Update newsletter and receive regular notifications of new products published by CRS attorneys. Decisions of the Supreme Court On October 12, the Supreme Court issued its second Orders List of the October 2021 term. The Court grant