congressional
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Cases at the trade court are often handled by an individual judge, but they are assigned to a three-judge panel if they challenge the constitutionality of a congressional action, presidential proclamation or executive order.
The deadly incident led to widespread reform and congressional action to regulate the small passenger-boat industry, with new requirements for escape hatches, smoke detectors and other safety measures.
From Los Angeles Times
Since then, presidents have often sought and received congressional authorization for the use of military force in response to specific threats, actual or alleged.
McClintock’s new sprawling congressional district includes swaths of gold country, the Central Valley and Death Valley.
From Los Angeles Times
The Supreme Court’s other ruling on Monday evening involved New York’s 11th congressional district, which encompasses all of Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn.
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