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Together, these cases established a consistent rule: Federal authority shields private actors from state accountability only when federal involvement is real, specific, and congressionally authorized.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

In 1990, Congress authorized this emergency humanitarian relief for non-citizens whose home countries were wracked by armed conflict, natural disasters or other extraordinary disruptions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

Another dud: $125 million authorized in 2022 for Gotion to build an electric-vehicle battery plant employing 2,350 people that was never built.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

Private businesses, which can employ up to 100 people, were authorized in 2021 and have become an increasingly important part of the island's economy.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

If you are under 13 years of age, you are not authorized to use this website.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas