Don Whiteside on Nostr: I recall learning that suing the US government has a tricky end result, where final ...
I recall learning that suing the US government has a tricky end result, where final payment has to be appropriated by Congress regardless of the fact that the plaintiff already prevailed in court. But if someone with a contract sues here for non-payment and prevails, would that still apply given that Congress ALREADY approved the expenditure?
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