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CBO Director: Testimony on Social Security’s Finances, July 12,2023

CBO’s Director, Phillip Swagel, testifies about the agency’s projections of Social Security’s finances before the Senate Budget Committee. Established in 1974, The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is a federal agency within the legislative branch of the United States government.  It is charged with providing  members of Congress  objective  analysis of…

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SCOTUS: Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v President and Fellows of Harvard College, Remarks and Statements

On June 29,2023, the Supreme Court delivered its decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College. The Court held that Harvard College’s admissions system does not comply with the principles of the equal protection clause embodied in Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.  The decision,…

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The State of the Economy of the United States: As Viewed by GAO and CBO

In an earlier posting, CBO Projections: The 2023 Budget, we provided Congressional Budget Office (CBO) documents which discuss, from a budgetary perspective, their analysis and projections of what the federal budget and economy would look like over the next 20 years, if current laws generally remain unchanged. In this posting…

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Congressional Budget Office: 2023 Long-Term Projections for Social Security

Established in 1974, The Congressional Budget Office is a federal agency within the legislative branch of the United States government.  It is charged with providing  members of Congress  objective  analysis of budgeting and economic issues to support the congressional budget process. Each year, CBO economists and budget analysts produce dozens…

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Responding to Errors and Mistakes in ChatGPT and Other Generative AI Systems

Since Open AI released ChatGPT for public use on November 30, 2022, its rate of adoption by the public has been explosive and appears to be increasing at a near exponential rate.  Within two months after its public release, it had acquired an estimated 100 million users and surpassed one…

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Selected List of Opinion Summaries Published by Justia, Week Ending June 16, 2023

During this past week (week ending June 16, 2023) we have received listings of 37 Government and Administrative Law Summaries,  84 Constitutional Law summaries,  89 Criminal Law Summaries and 3 U.S. Supreme Court Summaries.  We plan is to continue posting opinion summaries, under corresponding areas of law, weekly whenever possible…

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Selected List of Weekly Opinion Summaries Published by Justia, Week Ending June 9, 2023

During this past week (week ending June 9, 2023) we have received listings of 24 Government and Administrative Law Summaries,  64 Constitutional Law summaries,  and 42 Criminal Law Summaries.  Due to a series of medical issues now resolved, I have not been able to post summaries to this blog since…

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Congressional Budget Office (CBO): Estimated Budgetary Impact of The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023

INTRODUCTION: Established in 1974, The Congressional Budget Office is a federal agency within the legislative branch of the United States government.  It is charged with providing  members of Congress  non partisan, objective  analysis of budgeting and economic issues to support the congressional budget process. Each year, CBO economists and budget…

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REFLECTIONS OF A RETIRED LAW LIBRARIAN: From Mimeograph to Generative AI

Being a retired law librarian of a certain age, I am now often asked to reflect upon my 50 years serving in various capacities as a law librarian. I have noticed that most questions asked can be grouped into discrete categories. For example, people want to know what lessons I…

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Selected Opinion Summaries Published by Justia, Week Ending September 16, 2022

During this past week (week ending September 16,2022) we have received listings of 18 Government and Administrative Law Summaries,  28 Constitutional Law summaries,  42 Criminal Law Summaries, and 2 White Collar Law case summaries. The plan is to post opinion summaries, under corresponding areas of law, weekly whenever possible in…

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