The U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007 was an enormous, emergency omnibus bill costing approximately 120 billion that provided key appropriations for the wars in Iraq and...
government
unemployment compensation
Unemployment compensation law encompasses a set of regulations aimed at providing financial assistance to individuals who lose their jobs through no fault of their own. This framework ensures temporary monetary support, enabling unemployed...
unemployment insurance (UI)
Unemployment insurance is a system of cooperative federalism, in which each state receives federal funds to reimburse its costs of administering the program, and employers receive federal tax credit for unemployment insurance tax they pay....
Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
Originally enacted in 1968, the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act is a federal framework that sets how anatomical gifts can be made. Every state has enacted the provisions of the act in some form. The act allows a decedent or surviving relatives to...
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA)
The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) is a uniform act adopted by every U.S. State except Massachusetts, as of June 2024. The act was introduced in Massachusetts in May of 2024.
The UCCJEA...
Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA)
The Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA) allows money and financial securities to be transferred to minors through a UGMA account and is allowed in all states. UGMA allows the property to be gifted to a minor without establishing a formal trust...
uniform law
Uniform laws are laws written by lawyers from a variety of backgrounds with the hopes that states will adopt them. They are created by the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) in order to address legal issues that need a lot of expertise or need to...
Unitary Executive Theory (UET)
The Unitary Executive Theory (UET) is a Constitutional law theory that states the President of the United States possesses sole authority over the Executive Branch. UET supporters believe the theory originated during the Constitutional...
United States Attorney
United States Attorneys are the main attorneys representing the federal government in district and appellate courts. There are 93 United States attorneys that cover 94 districts. United States Attorneys serve as prosecution in criminal cases...
United States Attorney’s Office (USAO)
The United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) is a subagency of the Department of Justice charged with representing the federal government in court. The U.S. Attorney General directs the USAO. Each federal district has their own office led by a...