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26 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

Automated License Plate Readers: Background and Legal Issues
2025-07-21 · Resources · IF13068 · HTML available · PDF available
Advances in DNA Analysis: Fourth Amendment Implications
2025-07-11 · Posts · LSB11339 · HTML available · PDF available
Sentencing Classification and Default Federal Criminal Fines by Authorized Prison Term
2025-06-18 · Infographics · IG10074 · HTML available · PDF available
Cryptocurrency Investment Scams
2025-05-21 · Resources · IF13008 · HTML available · PDF available
Geofence Warrants and the Fourth Amendment
2025-05-09 · Posts · LSB11274 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Criminal Theft Laws
2025-02-20 · Resources · IF12914 · HTML available · PDF available
Components of Federal Criminal Law
2024-09-12 · Reports · R48177 · HTML available · PDF available
Fischer v. United States: Supreme Court Reads Federal Obstruction Provision Narrowly in Capitol Breach Prosecution
2024-07-10 · Posts · LSB11126 · HTML available · PDF available
Disrupting Botnets: An Overview of Seizure Warrants and Other Legal Tools
2024-05-16 · Posts · LSB11165 · HTML available · PDF available
School Swatting: Overview of Federal Criminal Law
2023-10-27 · Posts · LSB11063 · HTML available · PDF available
Public Corruption and the Limits of Federal Fraud Statutes
2023-08-21 · Posts · LSB11025 · HTML available · PDF available
Overview of the Indictment of Former President Trump Related to the 2020 Election
2023-08-03 · Posts · LSB11016 · HTML available · PDF available
Cybercrime and the Law: Primer on the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and Related Statutes
2023-05-16 · Reports · R47557 · HTML available · PDF available
Hate Crimes: Key Federal Statutes
2023-02-23 · Resources · IF12333 · 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
Batson v. Kentucky and Federal Peremptory Challenge Law
2022-09-30 · Reports · R47259 · HTML available · PDF available
Fertility Fraud: Federal Criminal Law Issues
2022-07-19 · Resources · IF12168 · HTML available · PDF available
Overview of Federal Hate Crime Laws
2022-04-01 · Reports · R47060 · HTML available · PDF available
Ransomware and Federal Law: Cybercrime and Cybersecurity
2021-10-05 · Reports · R46932 · HTML available · PDF available
Domestic Terrorism: Overview of Federal Criminal Law and Constitutional Issues
2021-07-02 · Reports · R46829 · HTML available · PDF available
Van Buren v. United States: Supreme Court Holds Accessing Information on a Computer for Unauthorized Purposes Not Federal Crime
2021-07-01 · Posts · LSB10616 · HTML available · PDF available
Torres v. Madrid: Police Use of Force, Fourth Amendment Seizures, and Fleeing Suspects
2021-04-01 · Posts · LSB10552 · HTML available · PDF available
From Clickwrap to RAP Sheet: Criminal Liability Under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for Terms of Service Violations
2020-12-21 · Posts · LSB10423 · HTML available · PDF available
Overview of Recent Anti-Lynching Proposals
2020-11-18 · Posts · LSB10504 · HTML available · PDF available
“No-Knock” Warrants and Other Law Enforcement Identification Considerations
2020-06-23 · Posts · LSB10499 · HTML available · PDF available
An Overview of Federal Criminal Laws Implicated by the COVID-19 Pandemic
2020-04-13 · Posts · LSB10446 · HTML available · PDF available