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148 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

RICO: A Sketch
2025-08-22 · Reports · 96-950 · HTML available · PDF available
The Federal Grand Jury
2025-07-03 · Reports · 95-1135 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Prosecution of Overseas Torture
2025-05-27 · Posts · LSB11315 · HTML available · PDF available
Attempt: An Overview of Federal Criminal Law
2025-04-11 · Reports · R42001 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Capital Punishment: Recent Executive Action
2025-03-10 · Posts · LSB11276 · HTML available · PDF available
Armed Career Criminal Act (18 U.S.C. § 924(e)): An Overview
2024-11-01 · Reports · R41449 · HTML available · PDF available
Stealing Trade Secrets and Economic Espionage: An Overview of the Economic Espionage Act
2024-10-29 · Reports · R42681 · HTML available · PDF available
Stealing Trade Secrets and Economic Espionage: An Abridged Overview of the Economic Espionage Act
2024-10-29 · Reports · R42682 · HTML available · PDF available
False Statements and Perjury: An Overview of Federal Criminal Law
2024-10-08 · Reports · 98-808 · HTML available · PDF available
False Statements and Perjury: An Abridged Overview of Federal Criminal Law
2024-10-08 · Reports · 98-807 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Habeas Corpus: A Legal Overview
2024-10-01 · Reports · RL33391 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Habeas Corpus: An Abridged Sketch
2024-10-01 · Reports · RS22432 · HTML available · PDF available
Erlinger v. United States: Supreme Court Rules on Jury Determination for Prior Offenses for ACCA Sentencing Purposes
2024-07-02 · Posts · LSB11191 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Material Witness Statute: A Legal Overview of 18 U.S.C. § 3144
2024-06-26 · Reports · R41903 · HTML available · PDF available
What Time Is It for the ACCA?: Supreme Court Clarifies When State Drug Offenses Qualify as “Serious Drug Offenses”
2024-06-20 · Posts · LSB11179 · HTML available · PDF available
Ninth Circuit on Whether a Federal False Statement Prosecution Can Be Brought Where the Effects of the Statement Are Felt
2024-02-09 · Posts · LSB11114 · HTML available · PDF available
Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA): When Does a Prior Drug Offense Qualify?
2023-11-16 · Posts · LSB11077 · HTML available · PDF available
Legal Authority for Sending Seized Ammunition to Ukraine
2023-10-13 · Posts · LSB11056 · HTML available · PDF available
The Georgia Indictment of Former President Trump: A Snapshot
2023-08-16 · Posts · LSB11024 · HTML available · PDF available
Terrorist Material Support: An Overview of 18 U.S.C. § 2339A and § 2339B
2023-08-15 · Reports · R41333 · HTML available · PDF available
Terrorist Material Support: A Sketch of 18 U.S.C. § 2339A and § 2339B
2023-08-15 · Reports · R41334 · HTML available · PDF available
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing: Federal Aggravated Identity Theft
2023-07-19 · Reports · R42100 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Capital Offenses: An Abridged Overview of Substantive and Procedural Law
2023-07-05 · Reports · R42096 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Capital Offenses: An Overview of Substantive and Procedural Law
2023-07-05 · Reports · R42095 · HTML available · PDF available
Juvenile Delinquents and Federal Criminal Law: The Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act and Related Matters in Short
2023-05-09 · Reports · R47548 · HTML available · PDF available
Juvenile Delinquents and Federal Criminal Law: The Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act and Related Matters
2023-05-09 · Reports · RL30822 · HTML available · PDF available
Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law
2023-03-21 · Reports · 94-166 · HTML available · PDF available
Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law: An Abbreviated Sketch
2023-03-21 · Reports · RS22497 · HTML available · PDF available
Crime and Forfeiture: In Short
2023-01-10 · Reports · RS22005 · HTML available · PDF available
Crime and Forfeiture
2023-01-10 · Reports · 97-139 · HTML available
Ex-Crypto CEO Arrested on the Eve of Congressional Hearing
2022-12-21 · Posts · LSB10880 · HTML available · PDF available
What Is Aggravated Identity Theft?
2022-12-20 · Posts · LSB10877 · HTML available · PDF available
Forfeiture Trail for Russian Oligarchs’ Luxury Assets
2022-10-13 · Posts · LSB10840 · HTML available · PDF available
Is Possession of Cash Evidence of a Crime?
2022-09-23 · Posts · LSB10829 · HTML available · PDF available
Three Strike Mandatory Sentencing (18 U.S.C. § 3559(c)): An Overview
2022-08-01 · Reports · R41461 · HTML available · PDF available
Overseas Crime in the United States
2022-07-29 · Posts · LSB10799 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Compassionate Release After the First Step Act
2022-07-26 · Reports · R47195 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentences: The Safety Valve and Substantial Assistance Exceptions
2022-07-05 · Reports · R41326 · HTML available · PDF available
Congress’s Foreign Commerce Clause Power Questioned
2022-06-23 · Posts · LSB10767 · HTML available · PDF available
SORNA: An Abridged Legal Analysis of 18 U.S.C. § 2250 (Failure to Register as a Sex Offender)
2021-11-05 · Reports · R42691 · HTML available · PDF available
SORNA: A Legal Analysis of 18 U.S.C. § 2250 (Failure to Register as a Sex Offender)
2021-11-05 · Reports · R42692 · HTML available · PDF available
The USA PATRIOT Act at 20: Sneak and Peek Searches
2021-10-27 · Posts · LSB10652 · HTML available
Supervised Release (Parole): An Overview of Federal Law
2021-09-28 · Reports · RL31653 · HTML available
Supervised Release (Parole): An Abbreviated Outline of Federal Law
2021-09-28 · Reports · RS21364 · HTML available
RICO: An Abridged Sketch
2021-08-03 · Reports · RS20376 · HTML available · PDF available
Crime Victims’ Rights Act: A Sketch of 18 U.S.C. § 3771
2021-06-08 · Reports · RS22518 · HTML available · PDF available
Crime Victims’ Rights Act: A Summary and Legal Analysis of 18 U.S.C. § 3771
2021-06-08 · Reports · RL33679 · HTML available · PDF available
Qui Tam: The False Claims Act and Related Federal Statutes
2021-04-26 · Reports · R40785 · HTML available · PDF available
Qui Tam: An Abridged Look at the False Claims Act and Related Federal Statutes
2021-04-26 · Reports · R40786 · HTML available · PDF available
Time Is Time, but Money Is Money
2020-05-26 · Posts · LSB10477 · HTML available · PDF available