 January 7 - Administration Seeks Modifications: Exclusionary Rule Under Fire Before U.S. Supreme Court |
| January 7 - Court Asked to Back Silent School Prayer |
| January 14 - Rebuffed on Affirmative Action, Silkwood Case: Reagan Wins Court Victory On Offshore Leasing Policy |
| January 21 - Hollywood Turns to Congress for Help: No Copyright Violation Seen In Home Video Recording |
| January 21 - Summary of Major Issues Facing Congress in 1984: LAW ENFORCEMENT/JUDICIARY |
| January 28 - Law Enforcement/Judiciary Crime Package |
| January 28 - New State/Federal Balance: No 'Proportionality' Scrutiny Required for Death Penalty |
| January 28 - PERSPECTIVE: Election '84: Shaping the Supreme Court? |
| January 28 - PERSPECTIVE: Election '84: Shaping the Supreme Court? |
| January 28 - Senate Confirmation Expected: Smith Resigns Justice Post; Reagan Nominates Meese |
| January 28 - SPECIAL REPORT: Technology and the Law New Technology Puts Strains on Old Laws |
| February 4 - 1985 BUDGET: Big Increase for Border Crackdown: Reagan Again Urges Boost In Law Enforcement Budget |
| February 4 - Contested Items Moving Separately: Senate Passes Crime Package, Rejects Telephone Taping Ban |
| February 11 - Death Penalty Bill Pending: Senate Votes Major Changes In Federal Criminal Statutes |
| February 18 - Congress and Crime: Contrasting Views |
| February 18 - Hill Republicans Push Reagan Social Issues |
| February 18 - Meese Confirmation Hearings |
| February 18 - Pesticide Law Also Under Review: Key Clean Air Regulations At Issue Before High Court |
| February 25 - Death Penalty Approved: Senate Completes Action On Range of Crime Measures |
| February 25 - High Court Bankruptcy Ruling Deals Major Setback to Unions |
| March 3 - At Confirmation Hearing: Democrats Question Meese About Civil Rights, Finances |
| March 3 - Legislation Proposes Stiffer Drug Penalties; Committee Approves Creation of State Justice Institute |
| March 3 - New Negotiations Under Way: Labor Issue Complicates Bankruptcy Snarl |
| March 3 - Senate to Debate Constitutional Amendments: Famous Faces Fighting Hard for School Prayer |
| March 3 - Victory for Reagan Administration: Court Adopts Narrow View Of Sex Bias Ban in Education |
| March 10 - Approval Expected: Meese's Financial Dealings Probed by Senate Committee |
| March 10 - Civil Rights Commission |
| March 10 - Developing Omnibus Rights Bill: Court Ruling Prompts Members To Shore Up Anti-Bias Laws |
| March 10 - Discussion Frequently Lethargic: Prayer Issue Engulfs Congress As Senate Embarks on Debate |
| March 10 - High Court Holds Pawtucket Creche Lawful |
| March 17 - Balanced Budget Amendment |
| March 17 - Focus on Finances, '80 Campaign Papers: Judiciary Committee Reopens Meese Nomination Hearings |
| March 17 - Intensive Talks Continue: Snarled Bankruptcy Measures May Move Forward in House |
| March 17 - Pocket-Veto Ruling |
| March 17 - Silent Prayer Alternative Rejected: Senate Vote Set on Vocal Prayer Amendment |
| March 24 - Confirmation Prospects Clouded: Meese Seeking Vindication In Special Prosecutor Probe |
| March 24 - Consumer Bankruptcy Standards Stiffened: House Passes Compromise Bill Revising Bankruptcy Courts, Shielding Labor Agreements |
| March 24 - Consumer Bankruptcy Standards Stiffened: House Passes Compromise Bill Revising Bankruptcy Courts, Shielding Labor Agreements |
| March 24 - Invalidates Gas Pricing Scheme: Court Widens Libel Reach, Rejects Reagan Antitrust Plea |
| March 24 - Metzenbaum: Meese Nemesis, Senate Scold |
| March 24 - Senate Rejects School Prayer Amendment |
| March 31 - Hospitals and Antitrust Law |
| March 31 - House, Senate Move on Drug Legislation |
| March 31 - Move Sought by High-Tech Industry: Panel Eases Antitrust Rules For Joint Research Ventures |
| March 31 - Request Triggered by Loans: Independent Counsel Sought To Probe Meese Transactions |
| March 31 - Sensitive Cases Draw Special Prosecutors |
| March 31 - Silent Prayer |
| March 31 - Votes 30-Day Extension of Deadline: Congress Postpones Action On Bankruptcy Court Reform |
| April 7 - Child Pornography |
| April 7 - Independent Counsel Named in Meese Probe |
| April 7 - Judicial Lobbying and Bankruptcy Courts |
| April 7 - Pharmacy Robberies, Burglaries |
| April 7 - School Prayer Returns to the Court, Silently |
| April 14 - Adapting Copyright Law to New Technology: Panels Vote Protection for Computer Chips |
| April 14 - Also to Hear Jaycee Sex Bias Case: Court to Scrutinize Linkage Between Draft Registration And Student Aid Eligibility |
| April 14 - Floor Debate Likely in Mid-May: House Rules Nears Action On Immigration Legislation |
| April 14 - Fund Cutoff Broadened: Bills Introduced to Reverse Civil Rights Ruling |
| April 14 - Senate Judiciary OKs State Justice Institute |
| April 14 - Senate Panel Approves New Patent |
| April 14 - Senate Panel Works to Relax Gun Laws |
| April 14 - Time Running Out Again: Labor Issue Continues to Snag Bankruptcy Bill |
| April 21 - Court to Review Limits on PAC Spending |
| April 21 - Factory Sweeps, Open-Field Searches Approved: High Court Gives Green Light To Immigration, Drug Raids |
| April 21 - Police, NRA Face Off on 'Cop-Killer' Bullets |
| April 21 - Rulings May Affect Immigration Debate |
| April 28 - Bankruptcy Solution Delayed Again |
| April 28 - Dangerous Drug Diversion |
| April 28 - Panel Starts Work on Omnibus Copyright Bill |
| April 28 - Sex Discrimination and U.S. Code |
| May 5 - Criminal Probe Sought of Ex-Synfuels Chief |
| May 5 - Floor Fights Possible on Some: Reagan's Latest Nominations For Legal Services Corporation Ready for Action by Senate |
| May 5 - High-Technology Bills Approved |
| May 5 - New Controls Imposed: House Panel Votes Changes In Witness Protection Program |
| May 5 - On Personnel Matters: Federal Appeals Court Says House Members Can Be Sued |
| May 5 - Panel OKs Justice Authorization |
| May 5 - Special Standard of Review Required: Press Freedoms Reaffirmed In High Court Libel Ruling |
| May 5 - Urges Advance Judicial Approval: House Panel Raps FBI Undercover Operations |
| May 12 - Child Pornography Bill Cleared |
| May 12 - Crime Victims' Assistance |
| May 12 - Gun Legislation |
| May 12 - Justice Authorization |
| May 12 - National Clearinghouse to Locate Missing Children |
| May 12 - Pharmacy Robberies Made Federal Crimes |
| May 12 - Two House Veterans Scrap On Issue of School Access |
| May 12 - Would Reverse Supreme Court Ruling: Senate Commerce Moves Bill On Offshore Leasing Actions |
| May 19 - 'Grove City' Testimony Flap |
| May 19 - Combating 'Visual Clutter': Court Says Cities May Ban Posting on Public Property |
| May 19 - Constitutional Convention Bill |
| May 19 - House Subcommittee Earmarks Funding: Panel Seeks to Clarify Rights Commission Role |
| May 19 - Justice Department Appeals Court Ruling: Special Prosecutor Ordered For Carter Documents Probe |
| May 19 - Senate OKs Bill on Semiconductor Chips |
| May 26 - Court Says Law Firms May Not Discriminate |
| May 26 - For Those Who Prevail Against Uncle Sam: Committee Approves Attorneys' Fee Measure |
| May 26 - House Appropriations Committee: Commerce, Justice, State Funding Bill OK'd |
| May 26 - Judiciary OKs Contract Disputes Bill |
| May 26 - Mixed Signals From Administration: Civil Rights Bill Approved By Two House Committees |
| May 26 - One Bill Defeated: Anti-Crime Measures Start Moving in House |
| May 26 - Three-week Reprieve: Labor Flap Continues to Stall Bankruptcy Court Legislation |
| May 26 - Wilkinson Judgeship Bid Still Alive |
| June 2 - Democracy Endowment Deleted: Pared Commerce, Justice, State Bill Passed |
| June 2 - Focus on Equity Issue: House Campaign Launched To Restore Abortion Funding |
| June 2 - In Draft Registration Case: Court Agrees To Scrutinize Selective Prosecution Issue |
| June 9 - Battle Shaping Up in Senate Over Rights Bill |
| June 9 - Opposition Mounting: Contested Immigration Bill Ready for House Floor Action |
| June 9 - Panel OKs Justice, Commerce Funds |
| June 9 - Preventive Detention for Juveniles Upheld: High Court Refuses to Modify Standard Used for Deportation |
| June 9 - Suing the Government: Attorneys' Fees |
| June 16 - After Emotional Debate, One Major Amendment: Immigration Reform Measure Nearing Final Vote in House |
| June 16 - Also Scores Victory in Criminal Cases: Administration Hails Ruling On Affirmative Action Case: Seniority Prevails in Layoffs |
| June 16 - House Battle Over Immigration Issue Features Clash of Strongly Held Views |
| June 16 - Panel Rejects Effort to Cut Endowment Funds |
| June 16 - Rights Bill Stalled in Senate Panel |
| June 23 - Alien Guest Workers: A Lobbying Mismatch |
| June 23 - Bankruptcy Bill Sent to Conference |
| June 23 - Clean Sweep for Administration: High Court Sides With Reagan On Antitrust, U.S. Liability |
| June 23 - For Immigration Bill, Lobbyist Walks Tall |
| June 23 - House Passes Immigration Bill by Five Votes |
| June 23 - Law/Judiciary Notes |
| June 23 - Rejects Program Changes Sought by House: Senate Committee Approves Refugee Bill |
| June 23 - Senate Approves State Justice Institute |
| June 23 - Senate Passes Three: Fiscal '85 Appropriations Bills Pick Up Speed as Recess Nears |
| June 23 - Some Permanent Authority Granted: Senate Approves Justice Authorization Bill |
| June 30 - Also Covers Credit Card Fraud: Bill Prohibiting Computer Abuse Approved |
| June 30 - College Football TV Coverage May Grow |
| June 30 - Congress Clears Bankruptcy Law Package |
| June 30 - Court Rejects Call for Special Prosecutor |
| June 30 - Democracy Endowment Funding Trimmed: Commerce, Justice, State Bill Passed by Senate |
| June 30 - House Panel OKs Phone Taping Ban |
| June 30 - Other Important Cases Settled: Court Upholds Reagan EPA On Clean Air Enforcement |
| June 30 - Overturning Supreme Court Decision: House Passes Bill to Restore Full Reach of Civil Rights Laws |
| June 30 - Stiffer Fines, New Fraud Offenses: House Judiciary Approves Five Anti-Crime Measures |
| July 7 - Bankruptcy Overhaul Awaits Reagan Signature |
| July 7 - Conferees Get Commerce, Justice, State Bill |
| July 7 - Congress at Mid-Year 1984: Law/Judiciary |
| July 7 - Patent Protection/Textile Labeling |
| July 7 - Term Ends With Flood of Decisions: Court Upholds Law Linking Student Aid to Draft Signup, Relaxes Exclusionary Rule |
| July 14 - Court to Congress: Say What You Mean |
| July 14 - Government's Authority Enhanced: Court Swings to the Right, Gives Reagan Major Victories |
| July 21 - Court Challenges Continue: Despite High Court Ruling, Legislative Vetoes Abound |
| July 21 - Democratic Platform Text 1984: Chapter II: Justice, Dignity and Opportunity |
| July 21 - Guidelines for Judges Omitted: Changes in Sentencing Process Approved by Judiciary Panel |
| July 21 - Status of Bankruptcy Judges Uncertain |
| July 28 - Caught in Swirling Political Currents: Immigration Reform Measure Now 'Hanging by a Thread' |
| July 28 - Computer Access, Credit Card Fraud |
| August 4 - Accord on Commerce, Justice, State Funds |
| August 4 - Bill Bars Monetary Damages: Antitrust Relief for Cities Approved by House Judiciary |
| August 4 - House Judiciary Committee Action: Measures to Ease Court Workload Approved |
| August 4 - Joint Ventures and Antitrust Law |
| August 4 - New Delay on Wilkinson Nomination |
| August 4 - Record Rentals and Copyrights |
| August 4 - Sentencing, Bail Reform Still Stalled: Five Anti-Crime Measures Passed by House |
| August 11 - Bill Would Require Guidelines: Judiciary Unit Moves to Curb Disparities in Prison Sentences |
| August 11 - Controversial Programs Get the Nod: Funding for Commerce, Justice and State Clears |
| August 11 - Money Laundering |
| August 11 - Municipal Antitrust Liability |
| August 11 - Nomination Process 'Fatally Tainted,' Kennedy Claims: After Cloture Vote, Wilkinson Is Confirmed |
| August 11 - Panel Backs 'Cop-Killer' Bullet Ban |
| August 11 - Senate Picks Immigration Conferees |
| August 11 - Trademark Counterfeiting |
| August 18 - Senate Votes Program to Aid Crime Victims |
| August 18 - State Crime Aid, Missing Children |
| August 25 - Judicial Appointments and Politics: How Judges Rule Depends On Which President Named Them |
| August 25 - Text of 1984 Republican Party Platform: A FREE AND JUST SOCIETY |
| August 25 - Text of 1984 Republican Party Platform: SECURITY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL |
| September 8 - Four Laws Affected: Groups Push for Senate Action On Civil Rights Legislation |
| September 8 - Immigration Bill Conference to Begin |
| September 15 - Attorneys' Fees |
| September 15 - Conferees Begin Work on Immigration Bill |
| September 15 - One of Five Measures Rejected: House Passes Anti-Crime Bills Amid Exchange of Partisan Fire |
| September 15 - Record Rentals and Copyrights |
| September 22 - Anti-Bias Issue the Only Remaining Snag: Conferees Near Agreement On Immigration Reform Bill |
| September 22 - Civil Rights Bill Impasse Continues |
| September 22 - Crime Bills Move in House: Repeat Offenders Targeted, Insanity Defense Unchanged |
| September 22 - Special Prosecutor Reports: No Basis for Prosecution Found In Probe of Meese Allegations |
| September 29 - 'Cop-Killer' Bullet Bill Shelved |
| September 29 - Antitrust Relief for R and D Joint Ventures |
| September 29 - Libel Defendants and Commercial Speech |
| September 29 - Measure 'On Its Last Gasp': Immigration Reform Snagged On Issue of Discrimination |
| September 29 - New Activism Among Conservatives: Supreme Court in Transition As New Term Opens Oct. 1 |
| October 6 - 'Grove City' Rights Bill Shelved by Senate |
| October 6 - 1984-85 Term Begins: Court Tackles Wide Array Of First Amendment Issues |
| October 6 - Anti-Crime Package Headed for Final Action |
| October 6 - Antitrust Law Eased for Joint Research |
| October 6 - Changes Almost Certain in Next Four Years: Shaping the Supreme Court for a Generation |
| October 6 - Congress Clears Bill Banning Record Rentals |
| October 6 - Immigration Bill Agreement Near |
| October 6 - Rights Bill: Packwood, Baker Play Key Roles |
| October 6 - Senate Rules Barely Survive Rights Fight |
| October 6 - Trademark Definition Clarified |
| October 13 - Congress Addresses Supreme Court Ruling: Local Governments Given Antitrust Shield |
| October 13 - Congress Renews Attorneys' Fee Law |
| October 13 - Court Tackles Range of Church-State Issues |
| October 13 - Patent Bill Amended, Cleared |
| October 13 - Patent Law Changes, State Justice Institute OK'd: Computer Chips Protected, Trademark Statute Clarified |
| October 13 - Sponsors Assessing 1985 Outlook: Immigration Reform Bill Dies As Compromise Efforts Fail |
| October 20 - Court Takes Two More Church-State Cases |
| October 20 - Major Changes in Many Areas: Enactment of Crime Package Culmination of 11-Year Effort |
| October 20 - Presidential Leadership the Key to Victory |
| October 20 - Some Have Been Struck Down: Ballot Initiatives Encounter Greater Scrutiny by Courts |
| October 20 - Summary of Major 1984 Congressional Action: LAW/JUDICIARY |
| October 27 - Arguments Also Near on Ford Memoirs Case: Court to Hear Draft Case, Weigh Sabbath-Off Dispute |
| November 3 - Federal Charity Drives and Legal Defense Funds |
| November 17 - On Nov. 8: Equal Access Reauthorization Pocket Vetoed by President |
| November 24 - More Shifts on Church-State Issues? Court Ready for Arguments On Silent Prayer, 'Parochiaid' |
| November 24 - PACs View Free Spending as Free Speech |
| December 1 - Chink in Congressional Immunity: Bias Suit Against Rep. Jones Reinstated by Supreme Court |
| December 1 - Reagan Again Makes Recess LSC Appointments |
| December 8 - Federal Detention Challenged: Court to Decide Rights Case Filed by Haitian 'Boat People' |
| December 8 - Most Still Come From Vietnam: Refugee Entries Up in 1984; Same Level Expected in 1985 |
| December 8 - Vacancies, New Judgeships Help: Reagan Seen Gaining Control Of Entire Federal Judiciary |
| December 15 - Issues of Environment and Regulation: Congress to Consider Impact, Problems of Gene Engineering |
| December 15 - Slow Move From Laboratory to Market |
| December 15 - Social Security Disability Benefits |
| December 15 - Veterans and Attorneys' Fees |
| December 22 - Reagan's Choice for Attorney General: Debate on Meese Nomination Will Center on Ethics Issues |
| December 22 - Special Report: Congressional Agenda LAW/JUDICIARY |
| December 29 - Three Other First Amendment Cases Ready: High Court to Hear Arguments In Case Involving Gay Rights |
