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79 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

Questioning Judicial Nominees: Legal Limitations and Practice
2022-03-17 · Reports · R45300 · HTML available · PDF available
Texas Heartbeat Act (S.B. 8) Litigation: Supreme Court Identifies Narrow Path for Challenges to Texas Abortion Law
2021-12-13 · Posts · LSB10668 · HTML available · PDF available
Nationwide Injunctions: Recent Legal Developments
2021-12-02 · Posts · LSB10664 · HTML available · PDF available
Multidistrict and Multicircuit Litigation: Coordinating Related Federal Cases
2021-11-17 · Resources · IF11976 · HTML available · PDF available
Does the President Have the Power to Legalize Marijuana?
2021-11-04 · Posts · LSB10655 · HTML available · PDF available
The Texas Heartbeat Act (S.B. 8), Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson, and United States v. Texas: Frequently Asked Questions
2021-10-25 · Posts · LSB10651 · HTML available · PDF available
Nationwide Injunctions: Law, History, and Proposals for Reform
2021-09-08 · Reports · R46902 · HTML available · PDF available
The “Shadow Docket”: The Supreme Court’s Non-Merits Orders
2021-08-27 · Posts · LSB10637 · HTML available · PDF available
Jones v. Mississippi, the Eighth Amendment, and Juvenile Life Without Parole
2021-04-26 · Posts · LSB10593 · HTML available · PDF available
Capitol Unrest, Legislative Response, and the Bill of Attainder Clause
2021-01-22 · Posts · LSB10567 · HTML available · PDF available
Lawsuits Against the Federal Government: Basic Federal Court Procedure and Timelines
2020-12-22 · Resources · IF11349 · HTML available · PDF available
“Court Packing”: Legislative Control over the Size of the Supreme Court
2020-12-14 · Posts · LSB10562 · HTML available · PDF available
The MORE Act: House Plans Historic Vote on Federal Marijuana Legalization
2020-11-25 · Posts · LSB10556 · HTML available · PDF available
Jones v. Mississippi: Juvenile Life Without Parole Back at the Supreme Court
2020-10-30 · Posts · LSB10548 · HTML available · PDF available
Police Reform and the 116th Congress: Selected Legal Issues
2020-09-16 · Reports · R46530 · HTML available · PDF available
Emergency Authorities Under the National Emergencies Act, Stafford Act, and Public Health Service Act
2020-07-14 · Reports · R46379 · HTML available · PDF available
Public Trust and Law Enforcement—A Discussion for Policymakers
2020-07-13 · Reports · R43904 · HTML available · PDF available
Comparing Police Reform Bills: the Justice in Policing Act and the JUSTICE Act
2020-07-06 · Posts · LSB10498 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Police Oversight: Criminal Civil Rights Violations Under 18 U.S.C. § 242
2020-06-15 · Posts · LSB10495 · HTML available · PDF available
Three Strikes, You’re Out: Supreme Court to Consider Limit on Prisoner Litigation
2020-06-08 · Posts · LSB10408 · HTML available · PDF available
Congress, the Judiciary, and Civil and Criminal Procedure
2020-05-22 · Resources · IF11557 · HTML available · PDF available
The Courts and COVID-19
2020-03-30 · Posts · LSB10437 · HTML available · PDF available
Mathena v. Malvo—A Challenge to Life Without Parole for the Juvenile D.C. Sniper
2020-02-27 · Posts · LSB10350 · HTML available · PDF available
Reducing Harm or Enabling Substance Abuse? Supervised Injection Sites Under Federal Drug Law
2019-11-22 · Posts · LSB10364 · HTML available · PDF available
Supreme Court Considers Sex Discrimination Claims by Gay and Transgender Workers
2019-10-11 · Posts · LSB10352 · HTML available · PDF available
Retroactive Legislation: A Primer for Congress
2019-08-15 · Resources · IF11293 · HTML available · PDF available
Corporate Drug Trafficking Liability—a New Legal Front in the Opioid Crisis
2019-06-06 · Posts · LSB10307 · HTML available · PDF available
Huawei v. United States: The Bill of Attainder Clause and Huawei’s Lawsuit Against the United States
2019-03-14 · Posts · LSB10274 · HTML available · PDF available
The Travel Ban Case and Nationwide Injunctions
2018-05-02 · Posts · LSB10124 · HTML available · PDF available