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-01/06/09   Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Set to Expire in 2009
-09/08/05   Arrest and Detention of Material Witnesses: Federal Law in Brief and Section 12 of the USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3199) -- NEW!
-06/12/02   Background and Legal Issues Related to Stem Cell Research Updated.
-01/05/05   Capital Punishment: An Overview of Federal Death Penalty Statutes -- Updated
-04/05/05   Copyright Protection of Digital Television: The "Broadcast Flag" -- NEW!
-02/25/08   Cybercrime: A Sketch of 18 U.S.C. 1030 and Related Federal Criminal Laws  [65 Kb]  -- Updated
-01/16/02   Enron: Selected Securities, Accounting, and Pension Laws Possibly Implicated in its Collapse
-09/13/05   Federal Affirmative Action Law: A Brief History -- NEW!
-09/09/05   Federal Civil Rights Statues: A Primer -- NEW!
-01/30/02   Federal Securities Law: Insider Trading
-01/30/09   Federal Statutes: What They Are and Where to Find Them
-02/05/08   General Overview of U.S. Copyright Law  [72 Kb]  -- NEW!
-10/29/08   In Re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001: Dismissals of Claims Against Saudi Defendants Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA)  [106 Kb]  -- NEW!
-09/12/08   International Criminal Court Cases in Africa: Status and Policy Issues  [203 Kb]  -- NEW!
-04/04/05   Lawsuits Against State Supporters of Terrorism: An Overview -- Updated
-02/27/02   Legal Issues Related to Proposed Drilling for Oil and Gas in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge  [243 Kb]  Updated.
-10/21/05   Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, and Missile Proliferation Sanctions: Selected Current Law -- Updated
-02/06/09   Ocean Piracy and Its Impact on Insurance
-12/03/08   Ocean Piracy and Its Impact on Insurance
-07/26/05   Recess Appointments: A Legal Overview -- NEW!
-01/22/09   Renditions: Constraints Imposed by Laws on Torture
-02/10/05   U.N. Convention Against Torture (CAT): Overview and Application to Interrogation Techniques -- Updated
-03/11/04   The U.N. Convention Against Torture: Overview of U.S. Implementation Policy Concerning the Removal of Aliens -- NEW!
-08/18/04   The U.N. Law of the Sea Convention and the United States: Developments Since October 2003 -- Updated
-01/22/09   The War Crimes Act: Current Issues
-10/02/06   The War Crimes Act: Current Issues -- Updated