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The First Prosecution Under the War Crimes Act: Overview and International Legal Context
Congressional Research Service · 2023-12-22 · Posts · 2,159 words · PDF available
On December 6, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) brought an indictment in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against four members of the Russian armed forces or alli...
Committee Discretion in Obtaining Witness Testimony
Congressional Research Service · 2023-12-22 · Posts · 2,324 words · PDF available
Early in December 2023, Hunter Biden, son of President Biden, refused to comply with a subpoena issued by the House Committees on Oversight and Accountability and the Judiciary (the Committees) seekin...
Alleged Indian Role in Transnational Assassination Plots
Congressional Research Service · 2023-12-22 · Posts · 1,029 words · PDF available
The U.S. and Canadian governments have alleged an official Indian role in assassination plots in North America. These developments could affect the tenor and trajectory of the U.S.-India partnership a...
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA): An Introduction
Congressional Research Service · 2023-12-22 · Resources · 1,590 words · PDF available
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), codified at 5 U.S.C. § 552, provides the public a right to access federal agency information. Subject to enumerated exemptions and exclusions, agencies must disc...