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This Week in Logistics News (May 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

A big part of how it changed locations was a back-room deal between Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison in order to reorganize the government’s finances. Congress recessed on May 14, and the following day, May 15, the US Government officially moved to Washington DC. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Can Officers and Employees be Held Personally Liable for Customs Violations?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

However, in March 2014, the Government requested an en banc rehearing by the CAFC on the matter of personal liability. In the arguments advanced by the Government in the CIT, it concentrated on the terms “enter” and “aid or abet,” dropping its argument as to aiding or abetting when the case reached the CAFC. Supreme Court in 1995.

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Washington’s Birthday 2020 (aka Presidents’ Day)

Enterra Insights

That is, ‘the benign influence of good laws under a free government.'”[2]. The holiday initially only applied to the District of Columbia, but in 1885 it was expanded to the whole country. ’ George Washington’s judicious decision making guided the new nation to victory in war and stability in its governance.”

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Will the Nuclear Power Sector Make a Resurgence? Part One

Enterra Insights

These simultaneous challenges have motivated some governments to reassess the value of nuclear power. If a resurgence is going to take place, the nuclear industry will have to tackle the challenges that put governments off of nuclear power in the first place. The answer is because of how governments responded to them.

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Columbus Day 2020: A Holiday in Search of a Name

Enterra Insights

According to the Federalpay.org website, “Columbus Day is one of ten federal holidays recognized nationwide by the United States Government. All non-essential federal government offices are closed on Columbus Day, and all federal employees are paid even if they receive the day off. Today is officially Columbus Day.

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In Memoriam: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Enterra Insights

She joins a handful of towering government figures who are instantly recognizable only by their initials — like TR, FDR, and JFK. ”[3] At Columbia, she became the first female professor to earn tenure. She held her Columbia professorship until 1980, when she accepted President Jimmy Carter’s appointment to the U.S.

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3 Ways State Marijuana Legalization Impacts the Trucking Industry

GTG Technology Group

According to the federal government, marijuana is still a Schedule I narcotic, making it illegal for possession, sale, or consumption. Recreational marijuana is legal in Alaska, California, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and the District of Columbia. Clashes Between State and Federal Laws.