 January 4 - FOR THE RECORD: Public Laws |
| January 11 - Public Laws |
| January 11 - SECTION NOTE: Commerce To Release Parts Of Readjustment Data |
| January 18 - Bush Treads Well-Worn Path In Building Federal Bench |
| January 18 - CQ ROUNDTABLE: Conservative Cycles On the Court |
| January 18 - Female and Minority Judicial |
| January 18 - Legislative Schedule -- Old Business Crime Bill: Election-Eve Compromise Likely |
| January 18 - New Salaries (chart) |
| January 18 - Reviewing the Process |
| January 25 - On the Supreme Court Docket |
| January 25 - Pennsylvania Case Portends New Attack on Abortion |
| January 25 - The Supreme Court Justices' Differing Views on Abortion |
| February 1 - SECTION NOTE: Supreme Court Rules On Voting Rights |
| February 8 - LAW/JUDICIARY: Drug 'Czar' Meets Skepticism About His Clout, Success |
| February 22 - A Case Study |
| February 22 - A Habeas Corpus Primer |
| February 22 - Death Row Issue Divides Hill, Halts Crime Bill Progress |
| February 22 - LAW/JUDICIARY: Committee Votes To Suspend Repatriation of Haitians |
| February 22 - REDISTRICTING: Court Ruling Would Give Seat Back to Massachusetts |
| February 29 - LAW/JUDICIARY: Too Late, House Votes To Halt Forced Return of Haitians |
| February 29 - Roe v. Wade Backers Gamble On Freedom of Choice Bill |
| February 29 - SUPREME COURT: Impeached Judge Challenges His Senate Committee Trial |
| February 29 - VOTING RIGHTS: N.C. Republicans Settle Complaint |
| March 7 - CLARIFICATION: Food Safety. |
| March 7 - LAW/JUDICIARY: Showdown Coming On Crime Bill |
| March 14 - CALIFORNIA: Supreme Court Declines Review of State-Level Term Limits |
| March 14 - CIVIL RIGHTS: Senators Target Damages Caps In Sex Discrimination Suits |
| March 14 - SECTION NOTES: Customs Service Damage Suits Gets Voice Vote Approval |
| March 14 - SECTION NOTES: New Publishing Rights Get Preliminary Nod |
| March 14 - SECTION NOTES: Senate Judiciary Marks Up Bankruptcy Changes |
| March 21 - LAW/JUDICIARY: Vote Likely Buries Anti-Crime Bill |
| March 21 - SECTION NOTES: Honoraria Ban Ruled Unconstitutional |
| March 28 - JFK ASSASSINATION: Measure May Free Information |
| March 28 - LEAKS INVESTIGATION: Reporters' Subpoenas Blocked; Hill Workers May Be Called |
| March 28 - SECTION NOTES: Supreme Court Upholds Logging Provision |
| April 4 - LAW/JUDICIARY: Panel Ups Funds For Internees |
| April 11 - LAW/JUDICIARY: Nomination Lessons Learned: Judiciary Moves With Care |
| April 11 - SECTION NOTES: Measure Aims To Encourage Payment of Child Support |
| April 11 - SECTION NOTES: Option of Suing Pornographers In Sexual Assaults Considered |
| April 11 - SECTION NOTES: Panel Acts To Ease Immigration Of Ex-Soviet Scientists |
| April 18 - Anita Hill Haunts Specter |
| April 18 - SECTION NOTES: Abortion Oral Arguments Set For April 22 |
| April 18 - SECTION NOTES: Legal Services Renewal Postponed Again |
| April 18 - WHAT'S AHEAD: Supreme Court To Hear Abortion Test Case |
| April 25 - 'Gag Rule' Foes Raise New Legal Din |
| April 25 - Abortion Arguments |
| April 25 - Democrats Lead a New Charge In Annual Legal Services War |
| April 25 - Judge OKs Justice Department Suit for Ethics Violation |
| April 25 - Legal Services Corporation |
| April 25 - Public Laws |
| April 25 - SUPREME COURT: Justices Hear Abortion Case, But Issue Will Go to Voters |
| May 2 - Committee As Well As Nominee Subject of Renewed Scrutiny |
| May 2 - House Agrees To Hand Over Records of Its Bank |
| May 2 - HOUSE BANK: Leaders, Special Counsel Exchange Letters |
| May 2 - INSIDE CONGRESS: Justice's Opposition May Slow Release of Long-Secret Files |
| May 2 - Shadows of Watergate |
| May 2 - Status of Major Legislation: 102nd Congress - 2nd Session |
| May 9 - Drawn Out Process (chart) |
| May 9 - ETHICS: Grand Jury Charges McDade With Racketeering Count |
| May 9 - INVESTIGATIONS: Special Counsel Fails To Spot Hill, Keating Leak Sources |
| May 9 - JUDICIARY: After L.A. Riots Affect Debate, Panel Backs Court Nominee |
| May 9 - LEGAL AFFAIRS: Legal Services Bill Delayed Again |
| May 9 - SECTION NOTES: Judiciary Panel Approves Copyright-Bypass Bill |
| May 9 - SECTION NOTES: Measure Seeks Protection For Clinic Workers |
| May 9 - SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Leaks in Hill and Keating Cases A Mystery to Senate Counsel |
| May 9 - Step 2: Ratification (chart) |
| May 9 - THE CONSTITUTION: 1789 Pay Raise Amendment Returns To Haunt Congress |
| May 9 - The Drive To Convene a Convention |
| May 16 - Amendment to Constitution Headed for Vote in June |
| May 16 - James Madison Gets His Way As Congress Ducks Issue |
| May 16 - LAW/JUDICIARY: House Nod to Legal Services Not Likely To Become Law |
| May 16 - Liability Bill Found Defective |
| May 23 - ETHICS: Court Won't Block Bank Subpoena |
| May 23 - SECTION NOTES: Armed 'Carjacking' Would Go Federal |
| May 23 - SECTION NOTES: Balanced-Budget Proposal Gains Steam in House |
| May 23 - SUPREME COURT: Brooks Loses Bid To Block Suit |
| May 23 - THE CONSTITUTION: Both Chambers Rush To Accept 27th Amendment on Salaries |
| May 30 - SUPREME COURT: Court Upholds Ban On Activity at Polls |
| May 30 - TAXES: High Court Points to Congress For Mail-Order Tax Ruling |
| May 30 - THE BUDGET: Opponents Launch Campaign To Stop Budget Amendment |
| June 6 - 12 Probes, Few Convicted |
| June 6 - A Long and Winding Probe |
| June 6 - POSTWAR IRAQ: Panel Democrats Poised To Ask For Probe of Help to Saddam |
| June 6 - Public Laws |
| June 6 - SECTION NOTES: D.C.'s Act Extending Benefits To 'Partners' Hits a Wall |
| June 6 - SECTION NOTES: Judiciary Committee Endorses Voting Rights Measures |
| June 6 - SECTION NOTES: Overhaul of Copyright System Cleared by Senate |
| June 6 - State Legislators in New York Near Compromise on Map |
| June 6 - TECHNOLOGY: Panel Approves Bill On DAT Recorders |
| June 13 - How ERISA Backfired |
| June 13 - IMMIGRATION:Bill Aims To Revise Refugee Programs |
| June 13 - LAW/JUDICIARY: Backers of Porn-Victims Bill Fight for Panel Approval |
| June 13 - Revision of ERISA Supports States' Rights on Contracts |
| June 13 - SECTION NOTES: Supreme Court Postpones Abortion Protest Ruling |
| June 13 - Status of Major Legislation 102nd Congress - 2nd Session |
| June 13 - SUPREME COURT: Write-In Vote Ban Upheld by Court |
| June 20 - ABORTION: Judiciary Panel Gets a Jump On Supreme Court Ruling |
| June 20 - Bankruptcy Law Revision Gets Senate Approval |
| June 20 - Foes Mount Belated Campaign To Keep Carnes Off Court |
| June 20 - LAW/JUDICIARY: Approval Given To Voting Aid |
| June 20 - SECTION NOTES: Tribal Justice Bills Offer Aid To Indian Courts |
| June 27 - Hate-Crime Law Struck Down As Court Nears Term's End |
| June 27 - LAW/ JUDICIARY: Future Unclear For Pornography Bill |
| June 27 - LAW/ JUDICIARY: Religious Freedom Bill Would Reverse Supreme Court |
| June 27 - POLITICAL NOTES: Reapportionment Grievance Rejected by Supreme Court |
| June 27 - Ready to 'Spin' Abortion Decision |
| June 27 - SECTION NOTES: Biden Widens Access To FBI Files |
| June 27 - SECTION NOTES: Panel Approves Refugee Aid, 'Torture' Lawsuit Cases |
| July 4 - ABORTION: Supreme Court's Decision On Pennsylvania Case |
| July 4 - Answers at Last |
| July 4 - COVER STORY: Abortion Ruling Slows Momentum Of Freedom of Choice Act |
| July 4 - COVER STORY: Candidates Try To Mold Casey To Match the Voters' Moods |
| July 4 - COVER STORY: Divided Court Redefines Roe, OKs Abortion Restrictions |
| July 4 - Highlights of Term |
| July 4 - House Bill, HR25 - Freedom of Choice - Senate Bill, S25 |
| July 4 - LAW/JUDICIARY: Legal Services Bill Approved With Restrictions on Cases |
| July 4 - SECTION NOTES: $23 Billion Draft Bill OK'd For Commerce, Justice, State |
| July 4 - SECTION NOTES: Judiciary Committee Approves Federal Errant Parent Bill |
| July 4 - State Abortion Action |
| July 4 - The Supreme Court's Ruling Holds to a Middle Course |
| July 11 - ABORTION: A Guide To Understanding The Casey Decision |
| July 11 - D.C. Spending Bill Passes House Despite Partners Law Criticism |
| July 18 - Public Laws |
| July 25 - Commerce, Justice, State Spending (chart) |
| July 25 - Congressional Double Whammy Hits FBI and DEA Budgets |
| July 25 - LAW/ JUDICIARY: Bilingual Voting Help Extended After Partisan Scrap in House |
| August 1 - APPROPRIATIONS: Bills Pare Administrative Costs But Try To Create Jobs |
| August 1 - Commerce, Justice, State Spending (chart) |
| August 1 - MILITARY PERSONNEL: Women's Combat Role Debated As Chiefs Denounce Sex Bias |
| August 1 - PENSION LAW: Health-Care Claims Changes Prompt All-Out Battle |
| August 1 - SECTION NOTES: Citizenship, Residency Issues Addressed by Judiciary Panel |
| August 1 - SECTION NOTES: Judges' Court-Cost Immunity Would Be Job Protection |
| August 1 - SECTION NOTES: Rising Bankruptcies Require More Judges |
| August 8 - LAW/ JUDICIARY: Panel Addresses Hate Crimes, Gun Purchases and More |
| August 8 - LAW/JUDICIARY: Mitchell, Black Caucus Clash Over Carnes' Nomination |
| August 8 - SECTION NOTES: Reagan Only a Witness In Iran-Contra Case |
| August 8 - SECTION NOTES:Bill Follows Study Panel Advice On Improving Federal Courts |
| August 8 - Status of Major Legislation: 102nd Congress - Second Session |
| August 15 - LAW/JUDICIARY: Chinese Residency Bill Clears; Other Rule Changes Advance |
| August 15 - LAW/JUDICIARY: Panel OKs Alien, Other Bills |
| August 15 - LAW/JUDICIARY: Republicans Block Release Of Software Report |
| September 5 - A Prosecutor Apart |
| September 5 - LAW/JUDICIARY: Hill Signs Point to Peril for Independent Counsel Law |
| September 5 - SPECIAL REPORT: GOVERNMENT AND COMMERCE |
| September 5 - SPECIAL REPORT: SOCIAL POLICY |
| September 12 - INVESTIGATIONS: Indictment Alleges Conspiracy In House Post Office Scandal |
| September 12 - LAW/ JUDICIARY: House Panel OKs Software Bill |
| September 12 - Members Crossed Off Wilkey's List |
| September 12 - SECTION NOTES: Independent Investigation Requested |
| September 12 - Senate Firmly Favors Carnes As New Appellate Judge |
| September 12 - Treasury-Postal Service (chart) |
| September 19 - ETHICS: Members Off Wilkey's List |
| September 19 - High Court Forced Into Fields Chosen by Earlier Justices |
| September 19 - LAW/JUDICIARY: Committees in Both Chambers OK Independent Counsel Bill |
| September 19 - LAW/JUDICIARY: Errant Parent Bill Wins Panel OK |
| September 19 - LAW/JUDICIARY: Hastings' Ouster Overturned |
| September 19 - Religion, Abortion, Redistricting And the Solidity of a New Coalition |
| September 19 - SECTION NOTES: Civil Rights Commission Renewal OK'd by Panel |
| September 19 - SECTION NOTES: Court Committee Suggestions Put into New Bill |
| September 19 - SECTION NOTES: Criminal Penalties Extended In Health-Care Fraud Bill |
| September 19 - SECTION NOTES: Immigration Law Judges Would Get Pay Raise |
| September 26 - ABORTION: Momentum on Abortion Rights Turns to Inaction |
| September 26 - ETHICS: Members Off Wilkey's List |
| September 26 - LAW/ JUDICIARY: Violent Crimes Bill Clears Committee |
| September 26 - LAW/JUDICIARY: Anti-Carjacking Legislation Readied for House Floor |
| September 26 - LAW/JUDICIARY: Chinese Nationals Could Stay in U.S. |
| October 3 - APPROPRIATIONS: Slight Increases for Most; CJS Bill Clears Quickly |
| October 3 - LAW/ JUDICIARY: Failed Bid To Invoke Cloture Is Crime Bill's Last Gasp |
| October 3 - LAW/JUDICIARY: Judiciary Panel Gets Busy, Dispatches Passel of Bills |
| October 3 - LAW/JUDICIARY: Renewal Is Denied To Counsel Law |
| October 3 - SECTION NOTES: Senate Votes To Reauthorize Civil Rights Commission |
| October 3 - WHAT'S AHEAD: Congress Wrapping Up; High Court Gearing Up |
| October 3 - Where Postage Totals Came From |
| October 10 - Commerce-Justice-State Spending (chart) |
| October 10 - COMMERCE: Bills Would Curtail States' Immunity |
| October 10 - ETHICS: Members Off Wilkey's List |
| October 10 - FINANCE: Congressional Chapter Closes With No Bankruptcy Changes |
| October 10 - HEALTH: Malpractice Measure Clears; One of Many Health Bills |
| October 10 - LAW/JUDICIARY: Carjacking Bill Roars Through; Other Crime Bills Still in Park |
| October 10 - LAW/JUDICIARY: Several Bills To Help Children Top List of Legal Measures |
| October 10 - SECTION NOTES: 'Fair Use' Bill Sent To White House |
| October 17 - CORRECTION: Legislative appropriations/ Supreme Court decision. |
| October 17 - PAY: Groups Challenging Members' Raise |
| October 17 - Public Laws |
| October 17 - SEPARATION OF POWERS: Impeachment Appeals Challenge Senate's Independent Authority |
| October 24 - ETHICS: Members Off Wilkey's List |
| October 31 - Public Laws |
| November 21 - 3,000 Federal Crimes |
| November 21 - LAW/JUDICIARY: Crossing State Lines: Criminal Law And the Federal Government |
| November 28 - ETHICS: Sexual Harassment Complaints Embroil Packwood, Senate |
| December 5 - Ethics Tips From the Pros |
| December 5 - RECESS NOTES: Judge Agrees To Rethink Georgia Election Law |
| December 5 - RECESS NOTES: Rostenkowski's Campaign Files Subpoenaed by Grand Jury |
| December 5 - SUPREME COURT: High Court Rejects Abortion Case |
| December 12 - Barr Nixes Independent Counsel, Cites 'No Reasonable Grounds' |
| December 12 - ETHICS: Packwood Publicly Apologizes, Says He Will Not Resign |
| December 12 - NORTH CAROLINA: Court To Rule On Remap |
| December 12 - RECESS NOTES: Barr Rejects Call for a Counsel To Probe a Counsel |
| December 12 - RECESS NOTES: Ethics Committee to Examine Gramm's Home Renovation |
| December 12 - RECESS NOTES: Supreme Court Denies Review To Mississippi Abortion Law |
| December 19 - ETHICS: Bank Probe Now a Criminal Matter; About 20 Remain Uncleared |
| December 19 - ETHICS: Oregon Group Asks Senate Not To Seat Packwood |
| December 19 - ETHICS: Robb Expects Indictment |
| December 19 - Former Members' Letters |
| December 19 - Lacking Letters (chart) |
| December 19 - NOTES: Judge Rejects a Charge In Weinberger Case |
| December 19 - NOTES: Supreme Court To Hear Bank Powers Case |
| December 19 - PRIVILEGES: Judge Upholds Hill Pay Raise; Old, New Congresses Benefit |
| December 19 - Wilkey Issues His Final Report On Members' Bank Scandal |
