CES 2026 Health Wearables, Mobility Aids, and Smart Home Technology

The American Bar Association published an informational overview of Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026 health technology trends, covering wearables with meaningful biometric tracking, mobility assistance devices, and smart home accessibility features designed for aging populations. The article emphasizes practical tools for wellness management and aging in place rather than novelty consumer electronics.

Community First! Village offers homeless shelter, community, health services

The American Bar Association published a feature article profiling Community First! Village and Mobile Loaves & Fishes, a Texas-based nonprofit founded in 1998 that has served over 7 million meals to homeless individuals and developed housing communities for formerly homeless men and women in Austin.

SEC Crypto Guidance, Congress Weighs Digital Assets Legislation

The SEC issued interpretive guidance (Release No. 33-11412) on March 17, 2026, clarifying how federal securities laws apply to crypto-assets and crypto-asset activities. The CFTC joined the guidance, indicating its staff will administer the Commodity Exchange Act consistently with the SEC's approach. This marks the first coordinated interagency guidance on crypto-asset classification, addressing when digital assets qualify as securities versus commodities.

Confederate Names and Military Installations Fact Sheet

The Congressional Research Service published a fact sheet summarizing the renaming history of 10 military installations previously named after Confederate military leaders. The document covers the Naming Commission's 2023 renaming of nine Army installations under Section 370(a) of the FY2021 NDAA, followed by the 2025 re-renaming of those same bases back to original names honoring non-Confederate veterans with shared surnames, under Section 1749(a) of the FY2020 NDAA.

Birthright Citizenship Litigation Status Update - Trump v. Barbara

The Congressional Research Service provides an update on litigation challenging Executive Order 14160, which restricts birthright citizenship. On April 1, 2026, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara regarding the constitutionality of the E.O. District and appellate courts have consistently found the E.O. unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment and unlawful under the INA.

Prediction Markets and Insider Trading Law

The Congressional Research Service issued an informational report on prediction markets and insider trading law, providing background on event contracts, existing Commodity Exchange Act provisions, and a February 2026 CFTC advisory addressing insider trading on prediction markets. The report discusses jurisdictional considerations between federal and state regulation.

FY2024 Title I-A State Grants Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

The Congressional Research Service published an informational report providing FY2024 state grant amounts under the four Title I-A funding formulas of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The program was funded at $18.4 billion for FY2024. California received the largest grant amount at $2.2 billion (12.29% of total), while Vermont received the smallest at $42.7 million (0.23% of total).

Farm Support for Tobacco and the 2026 Farm Bill

The Congressional Research Service published an informational report analyzing tobacco farm support policy in relation to the 2026 Farm Bill. The report explains that the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R. 7567) would restore tobacco as an eligible commodity under the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act, reversing the 2004 exclusion under FETRA. This would potentially allow tobacco producers to access CCC-funded farm support programs again.

Nepal Parliamentary Elections and RSP Victory

The Congressional Research Service issued an informational report on Nepal's March 5, 2026 parliamentary elections, in which the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) secured a decisive victory. Former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah was sworn in as prime minister on March 27, 2026. The elections followed youth-led protests in September 2025 that led to Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli's resignation after at least 75 people were killed and economic damages were estimated at over $586 million.

Record $82.5M unclaimed property returned to Hoosiers

Record $82.5M unclaimed property returned to Hoosiers