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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.
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Capital Punishment: An Overview of Federal Death Penalty Statutes -- Updated
-07/02/12
Climate Change and Existing Law: A Survey of Legal Issues Past, Present, and Future
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Closing the Guantanamo Detention Center: Legal Issues
-09/14/09
Closing the Guantanamo Detention Center: Legal Issues
-07/20/09
Closing the Guantanamo Detention Center: Legal Issues
-01/22/09
Closing the Guantanamo Detention Center: Legal Issues
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Comparison of Rights in Military Commission Trials and Trials in Federal Criminal Court
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-04/06/10
Comparison of Rights in Military Commission Trials and Trials in Federal Criminal Court
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-11/19/09
Comparison of Rights in Military Commission Trials and Trials in Federal Criminal Court
-01/20/10
Constitutionality of Excluding Aliens from the Census for Apportionment and Redistricting Purposes
-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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-04/17/13
Cybersecurity: Selected Legal Issues
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Detention of U.S. Persons as Enemy Belligerents
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-02/01/12
Detention of U.S. Persons as Enemy Belligerents
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"Don't Ask, Don't Tell": A Legal Analysis
-01/16/02
Enron: Selected Securities, Accounting, and Pension Laws Possibly Implicated in its Collapse
-02/28/07
Environmental Laws: Summaries of Major Statutes Administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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-09/13/05
Federal Affirmative Action Law: A Brief History -- NEW!
-08/16/10
Federal Civil and Criminal Penalties Possibly Applicable to Parties Responsible for the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
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Federal Civil Rights Statues: A Primer -- NEW!
-06/29/12
Federal Laws Relating to Cybersecurity: Discussion of Proposed Revisions
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-07/07/12
Federal Pollution Control Laws: How Are They Enforced?
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-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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-07/22/11
International Criminal Court Cases in Africa: Status and Policy Issues
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-03/07/11
International Criminal Court Cases in Africa: Status and Policy Issues
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International Criminal Court Cases in Africa: Status and Policy Issues
-09/12/08
International Criminal Court Cases in Africa: Status and Policy Issues
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-11/10/09
Journalists' Privilege: Overview of the Law and Legislation in the 110th and 111th Congresses
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Journalists' Privilege: Overview of the Law and Legislation in the 109th and 110th Congresses
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Journalists' Privilege: Overview of the Law and 109th Congress Legislation -- Updated
-04/01/10
Judicial Activity Concerning Enemy Combatant Detainees: Major Court Rulings
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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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National Security Letters in Foreign Intelligence Investigations: Legal Background and Recent Amendments
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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
-12/03/09
Privacy: An Overview of Federal Statutes Governing Wiretapping and Electronic Eavesdropping
-06/23/10
Questioning Supreme Court Nominees About Their Views on Legal or Consitutional Issues: A Recurring Issue
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-07/26/05
Recess Appointments: A Legal Overview -- NEW!
-01/22/09
Renditions: Constraints Imposed by Laws on Torture
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Samantar v. Yousef: The Foreign Sovereign Immunities and Foreign Officials
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-02/20/13
Same-Sex Marriage and the Supreme Court: United States v. Windsor and Hollingsworth v. Perry
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Same-Sex Marriages: Legal Issues
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Same-Sex Marriages: Legal Issues
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Same-Sex Marriages: Legal Issues
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Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination in Employement: A Legal Analysis of the Employement Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)
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-03/08/07
The Supreme Court Takes Five Environmental Cases for Its 2006-2007 Term -- NEW!
-06/29/10
Trade Law: An Introduction to Selected International Agreements and U.S. Laws
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-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!
-06/15/10
U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: Living Resources Provisions
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-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
