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17 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

Supreme Court Review: Criminal Law Cases from the October 2024 Term
2025-09-15 · Reports · R48706 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Gun Policy: Framework and Major Issues
2025-09-12 · Resources · IF11038 · HTML available · PDF available
Excessive Force and the Fourth Amendment: Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Legal Test
2025-07-08 · Posts · LSB11336 · HTML available · PDF available
Executive Clemency and Judicial Power: Legal Overview and Recent Caselaw
2025-04-25 · Posts · LSB11294 · HTML available · PDF available
Components of Federal Criminal Law
2024-09-12 · Reports · R48177 · HTML available · PDF available
The Supreme Court Invalidates the ATF’s Bump-Stock Ban
2024-06-20 · Posts · LSB10920 · HTML available · PDF available
Public Corruption and the Limits of Federal Fraud Statutes
2023-08-21 · Posts · LSB11025 · HTML available · PDF available
Legal Challenges to the Terrorist Screening Database
2023-07-20 · Posts · LSB11009 · HTML available · PDF available
If You Do the Space Crime, You May Do the Space Time
2022-12-02 · Posts · LSB10869 · HTML available · PDF available
Privately Made and Unmarked Firearms: Overview of ATF “Ghost Gun” Rule
2022-04-25 · Posts · LSB10733 · HTML available · PDF available
The Fourth Amendment and the Internet: Legal Limits on Digital Searches for Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM)
2022-03-24 · Posts · LSB10713 · HTML available · PDF available
Mens Rea: An Overview of State-of-Mind Requirements for Federal Criminal Offenses
2021-07-07 · Reports · R46836 · HTML available · PDF available
Domestic Terrorism: Overview of Federal Criminal Law and Constitutional Issues
2021-07-02 · Reports · R46829 · HTML available · PDF available
“No-Knock” Warrants and Other Law Enforcement Identification Considerations
2020-06-23 · Posts · LSB10499 · HTML available · PDF available
Bribery, Kickbacks, and Self-Dealing: An Overview of Honest Services Fraud and Issues for Congress
2020-05-18 · Reports · R45479 · HTML available · PDF available
Presidential Pardons: Overview and Selected Legal Issues
2020-01-14 · Reports · R46179 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Grand Jury Secrecy: Legal Principles and Implications for Congressional Oversight
2019-01-10 · Reports · R45456 · HTML available · PDF available