As of 2025, nearly half of U.S. states had enacted bans on therapy aimed at changing sexual orientation or gender identity (commonly called conversion therapy).
October 06, 2025
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statistical
Describes the nationwide legislative status of conversion-therapy bans.
Uganda's Parliament passed a version of anti-homosexuality legislation in 2023 that criminalizes same-sex relations and imposes the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality."
January 01, 2023
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legal
Description of the substantive provisions included in the 2023 version of Uganda's anti-homosexuality legislation.
The Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 (GEFTA) is a federal law enacted in 2019 that addresses pay and benefits for federal employees affected by government shutdowns.
January 01, 2019
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temporal
GEFTA was enacted in response to a previous government shutdown to clarify treatment of federal employees during funding lapses.
The statutory phrase 'subject to the enactment of appropriations Acts ending the lapse' can be interpreted to mean that payment of backpay to furloughed federal employees is contingent on Congress enacting appropriations that end a funding lapse.
January 01, 2019
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legal
That statutory phrasing creates a legal question about whether backpay is automatic or requires subsequent congressional appropriations.
Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2014 prohibited any form of sexual relations between persons of the same sex.
January 01, 2014
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legal
Description of the content of the 2014 Ugandan legislation commonly referred to as the Anti-Homosexuality Act.
The Hatch Act of 1939 prohibits employees of the executive branch from engaging in partisan political activity while performing their official duties.
January 01, 1939
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legal
Federal statute governing partisan political activity by federal executive branch employees.
Title 18 of the United States Code, Sections 111(a) and 111(b), make it a federal crime to forcibly assault, resist, or impede a federal officer while that officer is performing official duties.
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legal
Federal criminal statute defining offenses against federal officers.
The federal government has the authority to federalize state National Guard members and deploy them for federal missions.
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legal
General U.S. federal-state military authority allowing National Guard activation for federal service.
A U.S. federal district court can issue a temporary restraining order to enjoin or block federal actions, including the deployment of National Guard troops.
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legal
Federal courts have injunction authority to temporarily halt federal executive actions pending further proceedings.