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				Law & Justice  General Policy   Document Name    Date   Document Type  2000 Legislative Summary: Commerce, Justice, State   2000 Legislative Analysis 2002 Legislative Summary: Justice Department Reauthorization   Dec. 7, 2002 Legislative Analysis 2004 Legislative Summary: Class Action Lawsuit Limitations   Dec. 4, 2004 Legislative Analysis Alyeska Pipeline Service Company v. The Wilderness Society: Brief Summary   May 12, 1975 Case Summary Annual Report to the Harvard University Board of Overseers by President D.C. Bok, in which He Criticizes the U.S. Legal System   Apr. 21, 1983 Primary Source Appropriations: Fiscal Year 1998, Commerce-Justice-State   1997 Legislative Analysis Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2000, Commerce-Justice-State   1999 Legislative Analysis Attorney General W. Smith's Speech to Federal Legal Council Outlining Justice Department Plans to Reduce Policy Making by Federal Courts; Attempt to Limit Judicial Activism   Oct. 29, 1981 Primary Source Becker v. Montgomery, Attorney General of Ohio   May 29, 2001 Case Summary Berkovitz v. United States: Brief Summary   Jun. 13, 1988 Case Summary Buckhannon Board and Care Home, Inc. v. West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources   May 29, 2001 Case Summary Bush Budget: Judicial Branch   Feb. 14, 2005 Legislative Analysis Bush Budget: Justice   Feb. 14, 2005 Legislative Analysis Bush Budget: Legal Services Corporation   Feb. 14, 2005 Legislative Analysis Civil Law, 1995-1996 Legislative Chronology   1995 - 1996 Legislative Analysis Classified Court Cases, 1980 Legislative Chronology   1980 Legislative Analysis Commerce, Justice, State: Priority Shift   2001 Legislative Analysis Consolidation of Lawsuits, 1989-1990 Legislative Chronology   1990 Legislative Analysis Consolidation of Lawsuits, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1991 Legislative Analysis Crime Bill, 1993-1994 Legislative Chronology   1993 - 1994 Legislative Analysis Crime Legislation, 1965-1968 Overview   1965 - 1968 Legislative Analysis Cyber-Crime   Apr. 12, 2002 CQ Researcher Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Co.: Opinion Excerpt   Jun. 28, 1993 Primary Source Deposit Guaranty National Bank v. Roper, U.S. Parole Commission v. Geraghty: Brief Summary   Mar. 19, 1980 Case Summary Devlin v. Scardelletti   Jun. 10, 2002 Case Summary Extradition Revision, 1982 Legislative Chronology   1982 Legislative Analysis Final Statement of the "Summit of the Eight," Denver, CO: B. Clinton, T. Blair, H. Kohl, R. Hashimoto, J. Cretien, R. Prodi, B. Yeltsin, J. Chirac   Jun. 22, 1997 Primary Source Fiscal 2005 Budget: Justice   Feb. 7, 2004 Legislative Analysis Foreign Claims Commission, 1980 Legislative Chronology   1980 Legislative Analysis Forrester v. White: Brief Summary   Jan. 12, 1988 Case Summary Free of Controversial Add-Ons, Commerce-Justice-State Bill Enjoys Timelier Hill Passage   Nov. 17, 2001 Legislative Analysis Health Court Creation Gains Diverse Support   May 9, 2005 Legislative Analysis Home Digital Recording, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1991 - 1992 Legislative Analysis House Gives Go-Ahead to Bill Aimed at 'Frivolous' Lawsuits, Part of GOP Tort Reform Push   Sep. 18, 2004 Legislative Analysis Identity Theft   Jun. 10, 2005 CQ Researcher Independent Counsel Law Expiration, 1999 Legislative Chronology   1999 Legislative Analysis Industry Seeks One Law On Data Breach Alerts   Feb. 6, 2006 Legislative Analysis International Trade Court, 1980 Legislative Chronology   1980 Legislative Analysis Kumho Tire Co., Ltd. v. Carmichael: Brief Summary   Mar. 23, 1999 Case Summary Law and Law Enforcement, 1973-1976 Legislative Overview   1973 Legislative Analysis Law and Law Enforcement, 1981-1984 Legislative Overview   1981 - 1984 Legislative Analysis Law and Law Enforcement, 1985-1988 Legislative Overview   1985 - 1988 Legislative Analysis Living Will     Encyclopedia Entry Lottery Materials, 1979 Legislative Chronology   1979 Legislative Analysis Materials Regarding Nomination of Deputy Attorney General R. Kleindienst as Attorney General   May 5, 1972 Primary Source Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Haslip: Brief Summary   Mar. 4, 1991 Case Summary Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Haslip: Detailed Summary   Mar. 4, 1991 Case Summary Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Haslip: Opinion Excerpt   Mar. 4, 1991 Primary Source Precedent Heeded, But Not Revered on High Court   Nov. 28, 2005 Legislative Analysis Preliminary Look at Fiscal 2001 Appropriations: Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary     Legislative Analysis President R. Reagan Directives on Intelligence Agency Activities and Excerpts from Executive Order 12333 Expanding the Information-Gathering Authority of Intelligence Organizations   Dec. 4, 1981 Primary Source Presidential Veto Message: Clinton Vetoes Commerce-Justice-State Appropriations Bill of Fiscal Year 2000   Oct. 25, 1999 Primary Source Probate     Encyclopedia Entry Public Laws, 105th Congress, 1st Session   1997 Legislative Analysis Public Laws, 105th Congress, 2nd Session   1998 Legislative Analysis Public Laws, 106th Congress, 1st Session   1999 Legislative Analysis Reforming the CIA   Feb. 2, 1996 CQ Researcher Ruling by the New York Court of Appeals that San Diego Yacht Club's Defense of the America's Cup Against New Zealand's Mercury Boating Club was Legally Valid   Apr. 26, 1990 Primary Source Sao Paulo State of the Federative Republic of Brazil v. American Tobacco Co.   Apr. 1, 2002 Case Summary Senate Hands Clinton CJS Bill; Immigration Issues at Heart of Veto Threat   2000 Legislative Analysis Service of Process, 1982 Legislative Chronology   1982 Legislative Analysis Sosna v. Iowa: Brief Summary   Jan. 14, 1975 Case Summary Sports Lottery Ban, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1992 Legislative Analysis State Justice Institute, 1982 Legislative Chronology   1982 Legislative Analysis Surplus Federal Property, 1982 Legislative Chronology   1982 Legislative Analysis Text of San Francisco, California, Domestic-Partners Ordinance as Passed by the City-county Board of Supervisors   May 30, 1989 Primary Source The Supreme Court, 1993-1996 Overview   1993 - 1996 Legislative Analysis U.S. Catholic Conference v. Abortion Rights Mobilization Inc.: Brief Summary   Jun. 20, 1988 Case Summary U.S.-French Supplementary Extradition Treaty, 1970 Legislative Chronology   1970 Legislative Analysis Volunteer Protection, 1997 Legislative Chronology   1997 Legislative Analysis General
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