-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
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-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
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-10/29/08
In Re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001: Dismissals of Claims Against Saudi Defendants Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA)
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-09/12/08
International Criminal Court Cases in Africa: Status and Policy Issues
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-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
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-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
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