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Congress OKs Bill Overhauling Oversight Of Troubled Federal Prisons
The sexual abuse of incarcerated women at the now-shuttered Dublin prison, along with other scandals, prompted the action.

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The sexual abuse of incarcerated women at the now-shuttered Dublin prison, along with other scandals, prompted the action.

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Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that this decision does not call into question prior cases that relied on the 1984 Chevron decision.