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 (Jan. 24Jan. 30, 2022) January 31, 2022 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 orders and decisions of the Supreme Court and precedential decisions of the courts of appeals for the thirteen federal circuits. Selected cases typically in
3、volve the interpretation 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. Memb
4、ers of Congress and congressional staff may contact the authors to subscribe to the CRS Legal Update newsletter and receive regular notifications of new products published by CRS attorneys. Decisions of the Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer announced last week that he will retire from a