Law

--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!
--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
--12/07/05  Guantanamo Detainees: Habeas Corpus Challenges in Federal Court -- NEW!
--09/08/04  Lawfulness of Interrogation Techniques under the Geneva Conventions -- 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 Updated.
--10/21/05  Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, and Missile Proliferation Sanctions: Selected Current Law -- Updated
--08/05/04  The Protection of Classified Information: The Legal Framework -- Updated
--07/26/05  Recess Appointments: A Legal Overview -- NEW!
--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
--05/19/05  U.S. Treatment of Prisoners in Iraq: Selected Legal Issues -- Updated
--10/02/06  The War Crimes Act: Current Issues -- Updated