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- Timbs v. Indiana, 586 U.S. 146
Court Filing · 2019
Supreme Court of the United States
The Court incorporated the Excessive Fines Clause against the states. It did not finally decide whether Timbs’s forfeiture was excessive.
- Title IV-E Programs Expenditure and Caseload Data 2022
Government Record · 2023
Administration for Children and Families
The federal government's annual tables of what each state claimed for foster care, adoption and guardianship under Title IV-E, built from quarterly CB-496 reports.
- Total Child Welfare Agency Spending, Across All Sources, Has Increased Over the Decade
Peer-Reviewed Study · 2024
Child Trends
Child Trends' survey found child welfare agencies spent $34.3 billion in state fiscal 2022 from federal, state, local and other sources.
- Town of York General and Special Budget Referendum Warrant — November 3, 2026
Government Record · 2026
Town of York, Maine
Town of York, Maine signed warrant for November 3, 2026: Article Five asks voters to enact a citizen-petition ordinance titled "Stop ALPRs."
- Tracking the global spread of vaccine sentiments: the global response to Japan’s suspension of its HPV vaccine recommendation (2014)
Peer-Reviewed Study · 2014
Larson HJ, et al. (Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2014;10(11))
Documents the June 14, 2013 MHLW suspension of proactive (but not actual) HPV vaccination recommendation after publicized alleged adverse events; the vaccine remained available free on…
- Trade Liberalization and Mortality
Peer-Reviewed Study · 2020
Justin R. Pierce; Peter K. Schott
Pierce and Schott: areas hit hardest by the 2000 China trade deal (PNTR) saw relative increases in fatal drug overdoses.
- Transcript for Marc Andreessen: Trump, Power, Tech, AI, Immigration & Future of America — Lex Fridman Podcast #458
Transcript · 2025
Lex Fridman and Marc Andreessen
Transcript of Lex Fridman's 2025 interview with Marc Andreessen, whose firm led two Flock rounds. Explaining the "Iron Law of Oligarchy," Andreessen says it "basically says…
- Transcript: Stephen Kinzer on Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA’s Search for Mind Control
News Report · 2019
NPR / Terry Gross interview with Stephen Kinzer
NPR interview with Stephen Kinzer, author of a book on CIA chemist Sidney Gottlieb, on MKULTRA's LSD research and how it connects to Timothy Leary and…
- Travis Scott avoids criminal indictment in Astroworld tragedy after no-bill by grand jury
News Report · 2023
Houston Public Media
Houston Public Media, June 2023: a grand jury declined to indict Travis Scott and 5 others over the 10 Astroworld deaths. A criminal no-bill, not a…
- Treasury Announces Nine Pre-Qualified Investment Managers for the Legacy Securities Public-Private Investment Program
Government Record · 2009
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasury's July 2009 announcement naming nine pre-qualified managers for its bailout investment funds, including BlackRock.
- Treasury Announces TARP Capital Purchase Program Description
Government Record · 2008
U.S. Department of the Treasury
CPP supplied preferred-stock investments with 5%/9% dividends, warrants, repayment, and executive-compensation conditions. These terms contradict “low-interest loans with no strings attached.”
- Treasury Currency Report: China Designation Removed (January 2020)
Government Record · 2020
U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of International Affairs
U.S. Treasury's January 2020 currency report: China is no longer designated a currency manipulator, after the Phase One trade deal.
- Treasury Designates China as a Currency Manipulator
Government Record · 2019
U.S. Department of the Treasury
U.S. Treasury, August 5, 2019: designated China a currency manipulator.
- Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria: Review of Evidence and Best Practices—Executive Summary (2025)
Government Record · 2025
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HHS’s umbrella review assessed 17 systematic reviews and rated the overall evidence for psychological outcomes, quality of life, regret, and long-term health as very low quality.…
- Trilateral Commission: About
Document
Trilateral Commission
The Trilateral Commission's own description: founded in 1973 by David Rockefeller to bring together leaders from policy, business, media and academia.
- Trilateral Commission: Leadership, Members and Fellows
Document
Trilateral Commission
The Trilateral Commission's current leadership, member and fellow roster across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.
- Troubled Asset Relief Program: Lifetime Cost (GAO-24-107033)
Government Record · 2023
U.S. Government Accountability Office
GAO reported $443.5 billion disbursed and a $31.1 billion lifetime TARP cost as of September 30, 2023. CPP produced a $16.3 billion net gain, while housing…
- Troxel v. Granville, 530 U.S. 57
Court Filing · 2000
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court held that parents have a fundamental right to make decisions about the care, custody and control of their children, and that courts must…
- Trump at the UN General Assembly: Iran and the Saudi Oil Attack (2019)
Government Record · 2019
President Donald J. Trump
President Trump at the UN, September 2019: blamed Iran for the attack on Saudi oil facilities and announced sanctions. The government's position.
- Trump Calls for Major Investigation into Kamala Harris Celebrity Endorsements
News Report · 2025
ABC News
ABC News, May 2025: Trump called for an investigation into Harris's celebrity endorsements. Campaign law experts said disclosed payments are legal, and Tina Knowles denied Beyoncé…
- TSP Funds Investment Management and Custody Agreement, BlackRock Modifications Through 2026
Government Record · 2026
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board and BlackRock Institutional Trust Company
The federal retirement board's contract with BlackRock for the TSP index funds. It gives BlackRock discretionary authority over the account assets and the power to vote…
- Tuskegee Syphilis Study Ad Hoc Advisory Panel: Final Report (1973)
Government Record · 1973
Tuskegee Syphilis Study Ad Hoc Advisory Panel, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Federal advisory panel, April 1973: concluded the Tuskegee syphilis study was ethically unjustified from its start in 1932, and that its results were meager compared with…
- Twelfth Amendment to Declaration Under the PREP Act for COVID-19 Medical Countermeasures (FR Doc. 2024-29108)
Government Record · 2024
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The twelfth PREP Act amendment extends COVID-19 countermeasure liability protections through December 31, 2029; the PREP Act's immunity is broad but not total — it does…
- Twitter: Permanent Suspension of @realDonaldTrump (2021)
Corporate Filing · 2021
Twitter Inc.
Twitter, January 8, 2021: permanently suspended @realDonaldTrump after judging two tweets broke its Glorification of Violence policy and risked further incitement. The company's own explanation, not…