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60 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

Martin v. United States: Supreme Court Allows Suit Against the Federal Government for Raid on Wrong House
2025-07-31 · Posts · LSB11344 · HTML available · PDF available
Advances in DNA Analysis: Fourth Amendment Implications
2025-07-11 · Posts · LSB11339 · HTML available · PDF available
Forced-Reset Triggers: Recent Executive Action and Issues for Congress
2025-07-07 · Posts · IN12582 · HTML available · PDF available
Kousisis v. United States and the Reach of Federal Fraud Statutes
2025-06-20 · Posts · LSB11327 · HTML available · PDF available
Sentencing Classification and Default Federal Criminal Fines by Authorized Prison Term
2025-06-18 · Infographics · IG10074 · HTML available · PDF available
Class-Wide Scheduling of Fentanyl-Related Substances (FRS)
2025-06-12 · Posts · IN12468 · 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
Law Enforcement Use of Less-than-Lethal Weapons: Considerations for Congress
2025-01-23 · Reports · R48365 · HTML available · PDF available
Stun Guns, TASERs, and Other Conducted Energy Devices: Issues for Congress
2024-12-03 · Resources · IF12841 · HTML available · PDF available
The Evolving Strategy to Combat Transnational Organized Crime
2024-11-27 · Resources · IF12829 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Support for School Safety and Security
2024-09-24 · Reports · R46872 · HTML available · PDF available
Components of Federal Criminal Law
2024-09-12 · Reports · R48177 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Criminal Laws Prohibiting Unlawful Voting
2024-08-16 · Resources · IF12742 · 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
The Biden Administration’s New Restrictions on Firearms Sales
2024-05-29 · Resources · IF12679 · HTML available · PDF available
Courts Disagree as to Whether the Federal Felon-in-Possession Firearm Prohibition Violates the Second Amendment
2024-05-28 · Posts · LSB11170 · HTML available · PDF available
The Crime Victims Fund (CVF): Federal Support for Victims of Crime
2024-05-21 · Reports · R42672 · HTML available · PDF available
Disrupting Botnets: An Overview of Seizure Warrants and Other Legal Tools
2024-05-16 · Posts · LSB11165 · HTML available · PDF available
Criminal Justice Data: Organized Retail Crime
2024-05-02 · Reports · R48061 · HTML available · PDF available
Voting Systems and Federal Law
2024-04-04 · Resources · IF12245 · HTML available · PDF available
Overview of Federal Criminal Laws Prohibiting Threats and Harassment of Election Workers
2024-04-04 · Posts · LSB10781 · HTML available · PDF available
Overview of Federal Criminal Laws Prohibiting Interference with Voting
2024-03-15 · Posts · LSB11125 · HTML available · PDF available
Understanding and Conceptualizing Domestic Terrorism: Issues for Congress
2023-12-29 · Reports · R47885 · 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
The Georgia Indictment of Former President Trump: A Snapshot
2023-08-16 · Posts · LSB11024 · HTML available · PDF available
Pandemic Oversight: The Biden Administration’s New Anti-Fraud Proposal
2023-06-15 · Reports · R47593 · HTML available · PDF available
Comparison of Proposed Legislation Concerning Fentanyl-Related Substances
2023-05-24 · Reports · R47572 · HTML available · PDF available
Hate Crimes: Key Federal Statutes
2023-02-23 · Resources · IF12333 · HTML available · PDF available
Immigration Relief for Noncitizen Crime Victims
2023-01-31 · Reports · R47404 · HTML available · PDF 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
Violent Crime Trends, 1990-2021
2022-12-12 · Resources · IF12281 · 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
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
Overseas Crime in the United States
2022-07-29 · Posts · LSB10799 · HTML available · PDF available
Fertility Fraud: Federal Criminal Law Issues
2022-07-19 · Resources · IF12168 · HTML available · PDF available
SCOTUS Bolsters State Criminal Jurisdiction on Tribal Lands
2022-07-01 · Posts · LSB10778 · HTML available · PDF available
Overview of Federal Hate Crime Laws
2022-04-01 · Reports · R47060 · HTML available · PDF available
Stalking Concerns Raised by Bluetooth Tracking Technologies: In Brief
2022-02-15 · Reports · R47035 · 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 287(g) Program: State and Local Immigration Enforcement
2021-08-12 · Resources · IF11898 · 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
Federal Data on Hate Crimes in the United States
2021-03-22 · Reports · R46318 · HTML available · PDF available
Department of Justice’s Role in Investigating and Prosecuting Hate Crimes
2021-03-18 · Resources · IF11312 · HTML available · PDF available
Supreme Court Considers Statute of Limitations for Military Rape Cases
2021-01-04 · Posts · LSB10557 · HTML available · PDF available
Immigration Relief for Victims of Trafficking
2020-10-28 · Reports · R46584 · HTML available
COVID-19: Department of Justice Enforcement Against Scams
2020-07-20 · Reports · R46461 · HTML available · PDF available