NCAA Division I governance provides that if a proposal is adopted by less than 75% of the Division I cabinet, each Division I school has a 30-day period to vote to rescind the proposal.
November 21, 2025
high
procedural
Procedural rule used in Division I for rescinding recently adopted proposals that did not reach a 75% cabinet adoption threshold.
The rescission process for NCAA Division I proposals requires more than two-thirds of Division I member schools to vote in favor to stop a rule change.
November 21, 2025
high
procedural
Vote-threshold requirement used to rescind a recently adopted Division I proposal.
As of November 21, 2025, NCAA procedural rules provide that when a Division I cabinet adopts a proposal with less than 75% support, each Division I school has 30 days to vote to rescind that proposal.
November 21, 2025
high
procedural
Governance procedure for adoption and potential rescission of Division I NCAA proposals.
In investigations of alleged wrongdoing, organizations commonly ask involved individuals and organizations to preserve documents and records as part of evidence preservation procedures.
November 16, 2025
high
procedural
Preservation of documents and records is a standard step in internal and external investigations to maintain relevant evidence.
Redistricting is intended to adjust electoral district boundaries to reflect population changes, rather than to serve primarily as a political tool to increase a party's majority.
November 14, 2025
high
temporal
Describes the normative purpose of redistricting versus its use as partisan gerrymandering.
Some state legislatures require substantial appropriations to compensate legislators for convening outside a regular session, and those compensation requirements (sometimes reaching six-figure totals) can create a financial barrier to calling special sessions.
November 14, 2025
high
temporal
High compensation costs for out-of-session work can deter legislatures from calling special sessions.
The European Union requires continuous anti-corruption efforts and respect for the rule of law as key conditions for a country to qualify for EU membership.
November 13, 2025
high
policy
EU accession criteria emphasize anti-corruption capacity and rule-of-law standards.
Ukraine has national anti-corruption bodies that are capable of conducting investigations into alleged corruption.
November 13, 2025
high
institutional
Presence of functioning anti-corruption agencies able to investigate corruption cases.
State-owned enterprises, including state-owned nuclear power companies, are susceptible to procurement-related corruption risks such as embezzlement and kickbacks.
November 13, 2025
high
risk
Procurement processes in state-owned entities are common vectors for corruption risks.
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has held the office of President of Equatorial Guinea since 1979 and is Africa's longest-serving president as of 2025.
November 10, 2025
high
temporal
Tenure and comparative longevity of national leadership.
The Gaza Health Ministry, part of the Hamas-run government and staffed by medical professionals, maintains detailed records that independent experts view as generally reliable.
November 04, 2025
high
organizational
Describes the role and perceived reliability of Gaza's Health Ministry in recording casualties.
California established a citizen redistricting commission for state legislative district maps in 2008 and extended the independent commission process to congressional redistricting in 2010.
November 01, 2025
high
historical
Timeline of when California implemented independent redistricting through a citizens commission.
Federal law limits an interim U.S. attorney's term to 120 days.
October 31, 2025
high
temporal
Statutory time limit on interim appointments for U.S. attorneys.
Gaza's Ministry of Health is run by Hamas.
October 29, 2025
high
administrative
Description of the administrative control of Gaza's Ministry of Health.
The NCAA's Division I Committee on Infractions states that individuals who refuse to cooperate with investigations involving potential integrity issues can face prohibitions on athletically related activities, loss of eligibility, and/or being publicly named in an infractions decision.
October 24, 2025
high
policy
Statement reflects NCAA enforcement penalties for non-cooperation in investigations.
Ethical and conflict-of-interest concerns commonly arise when individuals conduct diplomacy with governments with which they have active business relationships.
October 23, 2025
high
contextual
General principle about governance and diplomatic practice.
In the U.S. House of Representatives, the ability of a committee to issue subpoenas and compel testimony is generally governed by which party holds the House majority, and committee ranking members from the minority party generally cannot unilaterally compel testimony from private individuals.
October 23, 2025
high
temporal
Describes how subpoena authority in House committees depends on majority control and limits the minority party's ability to compel testimony.
Congressional oversight investigations commonly request documents such as administrative claims filed with executive agencies, correspondence between private counsel and agency attorneys, communications between the White House and agency officials, internal agency memoranda or legal analyses, and records indicating the current status of claims or matters under review.
October 23, 2025
high
temporal
Typical document categories that congressional investigators seek during oversight and investigatory requests.
Virginia state law bars governors from serving a second consecutive four-year term.
October 21, 2025
high
legal
Term-limit rule for the office of governor in Virginia.
A 2025 ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas included terms calling for Hamas to disarm and transfer governance of Gaza to a technocratic, apolitical Palestinian committee responsible for day-to-day public services and municipalities.
October 18, 2025
high
policy
Summarizes the governance and disarmament provisions specified in the ceasefire agreement.
The International Maritime Organization is the United Nations agency that regulates international shipping.
October 17, 2025
high
temporal
Defines the IMO's role in global shipping governance.
Some U.S. localities are described as 'sanctuary jurisdictions' when they limit or refuse to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement efforts.
October 17, 2025
high
general
Defines a municipal policy stance toward federal immigration enforcement.
As of 2025-10-17, the International Criminal Court had 125 member states.
October 17, 2025
high
temporal
Membership count for the ICC as reported.
The Virginia Human Rights Act is a state law that prohibits discrimination.
October 16, 2025
high
legal
Statutory prohibition on discrimination in Virginia
President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan proposes that Gaza be transformed into a de-radicalized, terror-free zone that does not pose a threat to neighboring countries.
October 13, 2025
high
policy
Describes an objective included in a proposed plan for addressing the Gaza conflict.
Gaza's Health Ministry is part of the Hamas-run government.
October 10, 2025
high
contextual
Organizational affiliation of the ministry responsible for reporting Gaza casualty figures
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has the authority to revoke tax-exempt status from nonprofit organizations that fail to operate primarily for charitable purposes or that misuse charitable funds.
October 09, 2025
high
temporal
Oversight power related to nonprofit tax-exempt status and charitable purpose requirements.
Civil-military coordination teams can be used to monitor implementation of ceasefire agreements and to support transitions to civilian governance in territories affected by armed conflict.
October 09, 2025
high
operational
Describes a durable role that civil-military coordination teams can perform during ceasefires and post-conflict transitions.
The District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) is a federal district rather than a U.S. state, which affects the legal authority and jurisdiction applicable to deployments there.
October 08, 2025
high
jurisdictional
Distinction between a federal district and a state creates different legal relationships for federal and local authorities.
A discharge petition in the U.S. House of Representatives requires 218 signatures to force a floor vote on a measure.
October 07, 2025
high
procedural
House procedural rule for bringing measures to the floor without leadership support.
The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives controls the House's schedule and can extend or call recesses.
October 07, 2025
high
procedural
The Speaker sets the legislative calendar and determines when the chamber is in or out of session.
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives can be sworn into office while the House is in recess.
October 07, 2025
high
procedural
Swearing-in of newly elected or appointed representatives can occur even when the chamber is not holding legislative sessions.
The Gaza Strip's Ministry of Health is administered by Hamas.
October 07, 2025
high
temporal
Organizational affiliation of the local health authority in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas has functioned as the governing authority of the Gaza Strip.
October 07, 2025
high
definition
Political status of Hamas in Gaza.
California voters approved constitutional amendments in 2008 and 2010 that removed the power to draw state legislative and congressional district boundaries from politicians and placed that authority with an independent redistricting commission.
October 06, 2025
high
institutional
Describes the structural change to how district maps are drawn in California.
The International Olympic Committee's position is that all eligible athletes, teams, and sports officials must be able to participate in international sports competitions and events without discrimination by the host country, in accordance with the Olympic Charter's principles of nondiscrimination, autonomy, and political neutrality.
January 30, 2025
high
policy
IOC's stated policy on host-country obligations under the Olympic Charter.
The International Gymnastics Federation's position is that sport should be separate from politics and that all athletes have an equal right to participate in sports events, which governing bodies must protect.
January 30, 2025
high
policy
FIG's stated principle regarding political neutrality and athlete participation.
Demilitarizing a territory generally involves dismantling militant infrastructure such as tunnels and establishing alternative governance mechanisms to replace militant control.
January 19, 2025
medium
temporal
Describes common components of demilitarization and post-conflict governance plans.
The term length for the governor of New York is four years.
January 01, 2022
high
structural
State executive office term length
Kathy Hochul became governor of New York in 2021 following the resignation of Governor Andrew Cuomo.
August 24, 2021
high
temporal
Governor succession in New York
In 2020, more than two-thirds of Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment establishing an independent redistricting commission to draw decennial legislative maps.
November 03, 2020
high
temporal
State-level ballot measure that created an independent commission for drawing legislative districts on the decennial redistricting cycle.
Eswatini is an absolute monarchy ruled by a king, and human rights organizations and the British government have accused its government of clamping down on human rights.
July 15, 2020
high
governance
Country governance and international human rights concerns reported in relation to treatment of detainees and political rights.
State governments have the authority to redraw U.S. congressional district maps, and redrawn maps can change the partisan composition of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
high
structural
Redistricting determines district boundaries and can alter which party is favored in given districts.
Some U.S. states use nonpartisan or independent redistricting commissions to draw congressional maps, and legislatures or ballot propositions can be used to alter or temporarily reclaim map-drawing authority from such commissions.
high
policy
Mechanisms for allocating redistricting authority vary by state and can include statutory changes or voter-approved measures.
Florida's Sunshine Law requires public bodies to conduct government business with public notice and transparency.
high
legal
State law in Florida that governs open government and public meetings.
Program funding is structured so that half of the $50 billion is divided equally among all states with an approved application and the other half is awarded competitively, with $12.5 billion allotted by a formula that measures each state's rurality and $12.5 billion awarded based on states' scores on specified initiatives and policies.
high
temporal
Describes the allocation methodology for the Rural Health Transformation Program's funding.
The Ohio Constitution grants municipalities home rule authority to exercise all powers of local self-government and to adopt and enforce local police, sanitary, and other similar regulations that are not in conflict with general laws.
high
legal
Describes the scope of municipal home rule authority in Ohio.
Post-conflict peace plans for Gaza commonly include components addressing disarmament, troop pullback, reconstruction, and post-war governance.
high
general
Multi-point peace or transition plans typically cover security (disarmament and troop movements), rebuilding infrastructure, and interim or long-term governance arrangements.
Establishing a viable alternative governing authority can undermine the political power or influence of non-state armed groups.
high
strategic
Creating alternative governance options is a policy approach intended to reduce popular or political support for armed groups.
Law enforcement agencies may recommend after-action reviews following incidents involving demonstrations or training near public roadways to strengthen protocols and communication among federal, state, and local governments.
high
procedural
Describes a common administrative response intended to improve intergovernmental procedures after safety-related incidents.
Japan's lower house (the House of Representatives) is the more powerful chamber of the country's bicameral parliament and selects the prime minister.
high
political
Describes the constitutional role of Japan's lower parliamentary chamber.
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) maintains an Ethics and Disciplinary Commission to review relevant public statements and assess potential public harassment or bullying issues.
high
governance
FIDE governance structure for conduct and ethics
Federal prosecutors are required to know and follow the rules governing their conduct from the outset of their service.
high
procedural
Professional and ethical obligations applicable to federal prosecutors
The Olympic Charter of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) establishes that sport should be separate from politics and that athletes have an equal right to participate in sporting events.
high
descriptive
Principle underpinning IOC governance and eligibility for international sporting competitions.
Presidential executive orders can direct executive-branch officials to pursue actions such as entering information-sharing agreements with state officials or seeking to condition federal funding on state compliance with federal policies.
high
procedural
Typical scope and instruments available through executive orders directing the executive branch.
International law does not have a centralized enforcement authority and therefore primarily relies on state compliance, cooperation, and normative mechanisms rather than a single coercive institution.
high
legal
States the general limitation of international law's enforcement capacity.
Congressional district maps in the United States are typically redrawn every 10 years following the decennial U.S. Census to reflect population shifts.
high
temporal
Describes the routine redistricting cycle tied to the decennial census.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is a performing-arts venue located in Washington, D.C.
high
institutional
National performing-arts center and venue in the U.S. capital.
There is an ongoing policy debate in the United States about whether members of Congress should be allowed to trade individual stocks.
high
policy
Discussion centers on whether legislative access to nonpublic information creates conflicts of interest when members trade individual securities.
The Michigan Department of Education characterizes state health education standards as guidance for local school districts rather than binding mandates, while noting that local districts must still comply with applicable state law.
high
temporal
Explains the intended role of state standards relative to local control and legal requirements.
Some U.S. states require voter approval for changes to congressional maps; for example, California requires congressional maps to be approved by voters.
high
legal
State laws and ballot measures can mandate voter approval for redistricting plans in certain states.
An international reconstruction or coordination board can coordinate humanitarian assistance, oversee reconstruction efforts, and support a technocratic committee responsible for day-to-day administration while local authorities implement governance reforms.
high
procedural
Common institutional arrangements used to organize post-conflict reconstruction, humanitarian delivery, and interim administration.