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236 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

Two Supreme Court Cases to Test Limits on Foreign Sovereign Immunity for Holocaust Harms
2021-02-05 · Posts · LSB10563 · HTML available · PDF available
“Court Packing”: Legislative Control over the Size of the Supreme Court
2020-12-14 · Posts · LSB10562 · HTML available · PDF available
Judge Amy Coney Barrett: Selected Primary Material
2020-09-28 · Posts · LSB10539 · HTML available · PDF available
COVID-19 Liability: Tort, Workplace Safety, and Securities Law
2020-09-24 · Reports · R46540 · HTML available · PDF available
Ripple Effects: Assessing Impacts of the Supreme Court’s Risk Corridors Decision
2020-07-16 · Posts · LSB10519 · HTML available · PDF available
Congress, the Judiciary, and Civil and Criminal Procedure
2020-05-22 · Resources · IF11557 · HTML available · PDF available
High Court Tosses Bridgegate Convictions
2020-05-08 · Posts · LSB10326 · HTML available
Judiciary Budget Request, FY2021
2020-05-05 · Resources · IF11534 · HTML available · PDF available
The Courts and COVID-19
2020-03-30 · Posts · LSB10437 · HTML available · PDF available
Judges Urge Congress to Revise What Can Be Patented
2020-03-23 · Posts · LSB10344 · HTML available · PDF available
An Army of Many: Veterans’ Benefits Class Actions in the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
2019-12-11 · Posts · LSB10376 · HTML available
Bankruptcy and Student Loans
2019-07-18 · Reports · R45113 · HTML available · PDF available
Extradition of U.S. Citizens
2019-06-13 · Posts · LSB10308 · HTML available · PDF available
Judiciary Budget Request, FY2020
2019-04-03 · Resources · IF11168 · HTML available · PDF available
VAWA Reauthorization: Substantive Criminal Law Proposals
2019-03-20 · Posts · LSB10277 · HTML available · PDF available
Will courts clarify the implied false certification theory? Ninth Circuit holds that the Supreme Court established a mandatory test, but the issue remains unsettled
2018-09-07 · Posts · LSB10193 · HTML available
Loan Sharking Isn’t a Violent Crime?
2018-08-22 · Posts · LSB10190 · HTML available
Only Minimal Impact on Commerce Needed for Attempted Bombing
2018-07-26 · Posts · LSB10178 · HTML available
When Can You Be Convicted of a Crime That Is Not a Crime?
2018-06-29 · Posts · LSB10161 · HTML available
The Travel Ban Case and Nationwide Injunctions
2018-05-02 · Posts · LSB10124 · HTML available · PDF available
When the City Goes Broke: Pensions, Retirees, and Municipal Bankruptcies
2018-04-10 · Posts · LSB10116 · HTML available
Material Support for Terrorism Is Not Always an “Act of International Terrorism,” Second Circuit Holds
2018-03-05 · Posts · LSB10089 · HTML available
Fibbing to Get a Lawyer: Circuits Split on Punishment
2017-11-27 · Posts · LSB10031 · HTML available
Federal Agencies Disagree Whether Sexual Orientation Discrimination Is Prohibited by Title VII
2017-11-01 · Posts · LSB10021 · HTML available
The Appointment Process for U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations: An Overview
2016-06-17 · Reports · R43762 · HTML available · PDF available
Final Senate Action on U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations During a President’s Eighth Year in Office
2016-01-27 · Reports · R44353 · HTML available
U.S. Tax Court: A Brief Introduction
2015-12-02 · Resources · IF10331 · HTML available · PDF available
Congressional Power to Create Federal Courts: A Legal Overview
2015-06-01 · Reports · R43746 · HTML available
U.S. Circuit and District Court Judges: Profile of Select Demographic Characteristics
2015-03-11 · Resources · IF10147 · HTML available
U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations During President Obama’s First Six Years (2009-2014): Comparative Analysis with Recent Presidents
2015-03-09 · Reports · R43931 · HTML available
U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations: Senate Rejections and Committee Votes Other Than to Report Favorably, 1939-2013
2014-05-29 · Reports · R40470 · HTML available
U.S. Circuit Court Judges: Profile of Professional Experiences Prior to Appointment
2014-05-09 · Reports · R43538 · HTML available
Majority Cloture for Nominations: Implications and the “Nuclear” Proceedings of November 21, 2013
2013-12-06 · Reports · R43331 · HTML available
Length of Time from Nomination to Confirmation for U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominees: Overview and Policy Options to Shorten the Process
2013-11-20 · Reports · R43316 · HTML available
President Obama’s First-Term U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations: An Analysis and Comparison with Presidents Since Reagan
2013-05-02 · Reports · R43058 · HTML available
Role of Home State Senators in the Selection of Lower Federal Court Judges
2013-02-11 · Reports · RL34405 · HTML available