COURTS see also Supreme Court
Addresses
Bankruptcy System: Hal J. Bonney, 30895 [3NO]
Federal Prosecutor, 18934 [13JY]
Judicial Role, Harold H. Greene, 17495-17497 [27JN]
Occupational Disease Litigation and Compensation, Senator Hatch, 10537 [28AP]
State of the Union Message, President Reagan (excerpt), 1443 [2FE]
Amendments
Appropriations: making (H.R. 3134), 14609 [6JN], 14883 [8JN], 24223 [14SE]
———making (H.R. 3222), 26397 [29SE], 28780 [20OC], 28876-28880, 28897-28900, 28908-28918, 28922-28924, 28928, 28930-28934, 28939-28951, 28959, 28965, 28967, 28977-28979 [21OC]
———making (H.R. 3222), conference report, 32569 [15NO]
———making (H.R. 3222), Senate amendments, 32617 [15NO]
Bankruptcy Court and Federal Judgeship Act: enact (S. 1013), 8342 [13AP], 9214-9217 [20AP], 9739 [26AP], 9939, 9943, 9948, 9950, 9953-9969, 10048-10069 [27AP]
Comprehensive Crime Control Act: enact (S. 829), 11833 [11MY]
———enact (S. 1762), 30409-30416 [2NO], 34561-34564 [18NO]
George W. Whitehurst Federal Court Building, Fort Myers, Fla.: designate (S. 552), 27060 [4OC]
Habeas Corpus Federalism Act: enact (S. 52), 11529 [9MY]
John Weld Peck Federal Building, Cincinnati, Ohio: designate (H.R. 3576), 26911 [3OC]
Military Justice Act: enact (S. 974), 10340 [28AP]
Omnibus Bankruptcy Improvements Act: enact (S. 445), 9996 [27AP]
Sex Discrimination in the United States Code Reform Act: enact (S. 501), 23553 [12SE]
Violent offenses: Federal offense for repeat (S. 52), 14994 [8JN]
Analyses
Bail Reform Act Amendments, 1203 [31JA]
H.R. 2729, Product Liability Act, 9627-9629 [25AP]
S. 105, Define the Affirmative Insanity Defense, 663 [26JA]
S. 217, Finality of Criminal Judgments Act, 979 [27JA]
S. 829, Comprehensive Crime Control Act, 5571-5605 [16MR]
S. 948, Comprehensive Forfeiture Act, 7183-7184 [24MR]
S. 1182, Sentencing Reform, 10320-10324 [28AP]
S. 1400, Motor Vehicle Theft Law Enforcement Act, 14115-14118 [26MY]
S. 1566, Program Fraud Civil Penalties Act, 17990-17994 [29JN]
S. 1644, Sentencing Improvement Act, 19857 [20JY]
Update of Major State Actions and Federal Court Decisions Affecting the Disability Review Process, 28820 [20OC]
Victims of Crime Act, 18400 [30JN]
Articles and editorials
Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation, President Reagan, 10160-10162 [28AP]
Anatoly Scharansky's Day in an American Court, 918 [27JA]
A-Plants—Insurable Risks?, 21782 [29JY]
Area Aliens Use Legal Tangle To Block Deportation by INS, 272 [25JA]
Bankruptcy Court and Federal Judgeship Act (S. 1013) (sundry), 9925-9932 [27AP]
Bankruptcy Law—What Bob Dole Forgot To Mention, 30368 [1NO]
Bringing Sanity to the Insanity Defense, 34640-34642 [18NO]
Case Against the Rope, 18500 [11JY]
Case for the Death Penalty, 31910 [10NO]
Chairman Rodino's Replies, 25828 [26SE]
City Crime Dips Again, 16742 [22JN]
Contractors Find Law a Catch 22 in Seeking Court Costs From U.S., 8026 [12AP]
Conviction of the President of the Teamsters (sundry), 7632-7635 [6AP]
Court Allows IRS To Set Social Policy, 19067 [13JY]
Court Examines Sex Bias in Picking Law Partners, 31313 [7NO]
Court Order Halts Commandeering of Cotton, 19563 [18JY]
Crime or Punishment?, 1121-1123 [31JA]
Deadbeat Dads, 16078 [16JN], 21152 [27JY]
Death Penalty as a Final Escape, 18501 [11JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations (sundry), 28906, 28969 [21OC]
Deregulation of Public Schools Might Improve Education, 26712 [30SE]
Doctors and Lawyers on Insanity, 1879 [8FE]
Federal Habeas Corpus—A Need for Reform, 982-985 [27JA]
Federal Prisons May Be Answer, 2080 [10FE]
Fighting a U.S. Agency With Its Own Money, 7101 [24MR]
Florio's Bill on Toxic Wastes, 12011 [11MY]
Has High Court Undermined Religious Tax Exemptions?, 19067 [13JY]
Honor to a Judge, 11638 [10MY]
Judge Ringing Off as Santa This Year, 34884 [18NO]
Judge Rissman Receives Award, 24339 [15SE]
Judge Vacates World War II Conviction, 34024 [18NO]
Judging Congress, 20453 [21JY]
Judicial Concern for Victims of Crime, 15088 [8JN]
Laundry Service—More Professionals Like Lawyers, Bankers Said To Hide Drug Loot, 26628 [30SE]
Lawyers Invade Grenada, 30226 [1NO]
Legislative Veto Issue—Will It End in a Logjam?, 18417 [30JN]
Legislative Veto—Now That It's Gone, 18421 [30JN]
Long, Grabby Arm of the Law, 23961 [13SE]
Moral Leadership in Post-Secular America, 2669-2671 [22FE]
Motor Vehicle Theft Law Enforcement Act (S. 1400), 14118-14120 [26MY]
New Law May Make It Easier To Fight Federal Government, 7102 [24MR]
One Man's ``Holocaust''—``Survivors' Syndrome'' and the Prisoner Zimmerman, 12939 [18MY]
Our Judicial System Is a Mockery, 11331 [5MY]
President Chooses 20 as Members of Organized Crime Commission, 23038 [4AU]
Pressure on Judges, 10520 [28AP]
Prison Reflections, 2079 [10FE]
Ruling in Bob Jones Case Could Have Broad Effects, 16908 [22JN]
SEC and Press Freedom, 23219 [4AU]
Sign Up—Or Else, 2804 [23FE]
``60 Minutes'' and Rather—Unedited and in Court, 14200 [26MY]
Study Says Affirmative Rule Expands Hiring of Minorities, 16696 [21JN]
Surgical Death, 284 [25JA]
Ten Years After the Abortion Decision, 677 [26JA]
That ``Wall'' Isn't Sacred, 4333 [8MR]
To Force Child Support, 27745 [6OC]
To Some Victors Go the Legal Fees, 7101 [24MR]
Unfashionable Civil Rights, 34922 [18NO]
Volume on Negligence (excerpt), 79 [3JA]
Way Out of Executive-Privilege Dilemma, 2561 [17FE]
What Rights Do Grandparents Have?, 79 [3JA]
Who Judges?, 283 [25JA]
With the Veto Gone, 30852 [3NO]
Without the Legislative Veto . . . More Confrontation, Stalemate, Deadlock, 18417 [30JN]
Women Form WEBA To Fight Abortions, 23406 [4AU]
Awards
Franklin N. Flaschner Award to Emanuel A. Rissman, 24339 [15SE]
Bills and resolutions
Administrative law judges: decisions in disability cases (see H.R. 2188)
———establish specialized corps (see S. 1275; H.R. 3539)
———insure independence of certain (see S. 1911)
———levels of pay (see H.R. 4090)
———reappointment of retired (see S. 728; H.R. 2226)
———review of disability cases (see S. 1206)
Aid to families with dependent children: information on applicants or recipients (see H.R. 1374, 2675)
Airline tickets: penalty robbery (see S. 585, 2042)
Antidumping cases: settlement (see S. 539)
Antitrust actions: improve procedures for resolving civil actions (see H.R. 2244)
Antitrust laws: clarify application to local governments (see S. 1578, H.R. 3361)
———enforce (see S. Res. 231; H.J. Res. 389)
Appropriations (see S. 1721; H.R. 3134)
———making (see H.R. 3222)
———supplemental (see H.R. 3069)
Archaeological material: penalties for theft (see S. 1559)
Armed Career Criminal Act: enact (see H.R. 1627)
Armed Forces: permit suits for damages for injuries caused by improper medical care (see H.R. 1942)
Armor-piercing bullets: mandatory penalties (see H.R. 3796)
Arson: clarify injury and death provisions (see S. 1716; H.R. 3783)
———prevent (see H.R. 3781; H. Res. 295)
———schemes to defraud (see S. 219)
Artistic works: secure rights of authors (see H.R. 1521)
Assassination: expand statute to include former Presidents (see H.R. 2818)
Attorney fees (see H.R. 117, 161, 519, 1459)
Audiovisual works: rental, lease, or lending (see S. 33)
Bail: community safety consideration in determination procedures (see H.R. 3005)
———conditions (see S. 215; H.R. 1098, 3773)
———consider sources of money in drug-related cases (see H.R. 1053)
Bail in drug arrests: street value of substances seized (see H.R. 2834)
Bail reform (see H.R. 3491)
Bankruptcy: amend laws (see S. 445; S. Res. 284)
———amend laws regarding farm produce storage facilities (see S. 550)
———amend laws relative to (see H.R. 1147)
———amend laws relative to liability of drunk drivers (see S. 605)
———amend personal bankruptcy laws (see S. 333)
———amend rules relative to providing notice (see H.R. 3549)
———appoint administrators (see H.R. 1420)
———appoint judges (see H.R. 3, 1420)
———executory contracts (see S. 492)
———exempt repurchase agreements from automatic stay provisions (see H.R. 2852)
———forward contracts (see H.R. 3933)
———jurisdiction (see S. 1013; H.R. 1401)
———medical benefits for retired employees (see H.R. 4111)
———protection of shopping centers (see S. 549)
———relief for estates (see H.R. 1085)
———reorganize courts (see H.R. 3257)
———repurchase agreements (see H.R. 3418)
———restructure courts (see S. 54, 443)
Cable television systems: royalty fees (see H.R. 2902)
Capital offenses: sentencing (see H.R. 3279)
Child custody: enforcement of certain orders against parents (see H.R. 573)
———focus on problems (see S. Con. Res. 84)
Child custody and visitation rights: prohibit interstate restraint violating (see H.R. 2162)
Child support: enforcement (see S. 1691, 1708, 1777; S. Con. Res. 84; H.R. 955, 1014, 3354, 3545, 3546, 4325)
———establish bipartisan national commission to improve enforcement (see H.R. 1014)
———guidelines to determine amounts (see H.R. 4319)
Children: joint custody in divorce (see H. Con. Res. 6)
———right to support (see H.R. 1461)
———strengthen law enforcement against exploitation and pornography (see S. 29, 57, 1240, 1469; H.R. 2106, 2432, 3298, 3322, 3635)
Civil actions: expedite for older persons (see H.R. 3441, 3507)
Civil rights: civil actions for deprivation (see S. 81)
Claims against the U.S.: remedy (see H.R. 595, 597)
———strengthen provisions relating to false (see H.R. 4118)
Classified information: penalties for unauthorized disclosure (see H.R. 66)
Clayton Act: combat price fixing and bid rigging (see S. 915)
———limit liability of State and local governments for violations (see H.R. 3361)
———modify application to certain large acquisitions (see H.R. 3561)
Commerce: interference with by threats of violence (see H.R. 3206)
Common carriers: amount in controversy requirement in certain actions (see H.R. 3919)
Communications: regulate interception (see S. 218; H.R. 422, 628)
Comprehensive Crime Control Act: enact (see S. 829, 1762; H.R. 2151)
Comprehensive Forfeiture Act: enact (see S. 948)
Computers: criminal penalties for abuse (see H.R. 4259, 4301)
———prevent fraudulent and illegal use (see S. 1733; H.R. 1092, 3075, 3570)
Congressional districts: census figures (see H.R. 3468)
Consumer Fraud Act: enact (see H.R. 4188)
Controlled substances: penalties for robbery (see H.R. 1255)
———penalties for theft (see H.R. 3769)
———penalties for transportation by aircraft (see H.R. 1580)
Copyright Royalty Tribunal: amend laws (see H.R. 3419)
Court Improvements Act: enact (see S. 645)
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: amend rules (see H.R. 4222)
Court of Veterans' Appeals: establish (see H.R. 649)
Courts of appeals: venue (see H.R. 160)
Credit cards: counterfeiting and related fraud (see S. 1555, 1870; H.R. 3181)
Crime victims: appearance at parole hearings (see H.R. 2879)
———assistance (see H.R. 3498)
———compensation (see H.R. 2661)
———reimburse for rewards (see S. 1856)
Crime victims' assistance fund: establish (see H.R. 2978)
Crimes committed outside U.S.: jurisdiction (see H.R. 45)
Crimes committed while on bail: provide consecutive sentences (see S. 819)
Criminal cases: rights of defendants in certain (see H.J. Res. 146)
Criminal fines: improve collection (see S. 1976; H.R. 4162)
Criminal judgments: collateral review (see S. 217)
———review (see S. 1763)
Criminal justice system: improve (see S. 829, 830; H.R. 489, 2151)
Criminals: community safety consideration in determination procedures for release (see H.R. 3005)
Cultural Property Repose Act: enact (see S. 311)
Cutting or stabbing weapons: penalties for use (see H.R. 1703)
Deadly or dangerous weapons: penalties for use (see H.R. 2725)
Death penalty: constitutional procedures for imposition (see S. 538, 1765; H.R. 3772)
———constitutional procedures for imposition of (see H.R. 681)
———criteria (see H.R. 1476, 1638, 2601)
———Federal appellate jurisdiction (see H.R. 1297)
———impose for damaging U.S. Capitol by fire or explosives (see H.R. 4578)
———prescribe for killing a law enforcement officer (see H.R. 3038)
———provide, for murders committed by prisoners serving a life sentence (see S. 1565)
Dept. of Labor Employees' Compensation Appeals Board actions: jurisdiction (see S. 389)
District courts: venue (see H.R. 160)
District of Columbia: appointment of judges (see H.R. 3109)
———increase number of judges (see S. 2075; H.R. 4146)
———judges (see H.R. 4371)
———raise retirement age for judges (see S. 650; H.R. 3655)
District of Columbia Parole Board: authority (see H.R. 2319)
Diversity of citizenship: bring cases in State courts (see H.R. 3691)
———eliminate as basis of jurisdiction (see H.R. 3689)
———increase amount in controversy (see H.R. 3691, 3692)
———modify as basis of jurisdiction (see H.R. 3690, 3693)
———submit cases to arbitration (see H.R. 3692)
Domestic Crime Control and Prevention Act: enact (see H.R. 388)
Domestic violence: prevent (see S. 699; H.R. 1397)
Drug offenses: conditions of release on bail (see S. 406; H.R. 70)
———consider risk to safety of public in proceedings for release (see H.R. 1053)
———forfeiture (see H.R. 2241, 3299)
———forfeiture fund (see S. 1576)
———penalties (see H.R. 3299)
Drug smuggling: penalties for aircraft pilots (see S. 1146; H.R. 53)
Drugs: control international trafficking (see S. 902)
———penalties for theft (see H.R. 2929)
———penalties for trafficking (see S. 985)
———prohibit mailing illegal (see S. 497)
———prohibit manufacture, distribution, or possession of counterfeit (see S. 503)
Employee benefit plans: facilitate recovery of benefits (see H.R. 1290)
Employees: waiver of certain claims against (see H.R. 4417)
Energy facilities: Federal offense for property destruction (see S. 388)
Entry of premises: require specific judicial order (see H.R. 422)
Environment: venue in cases concerning (see H.R. 162)
Equal Access to Justice Act: amend (see S. 919)
———enact (see S. 1029)
Estate tax: provide for a declaratory judgment (see S. 1864)
Exclusionary rule: eliminate (see S. 283)
———limit (see S. 101, 1764; H.R. 2239)
Executive and judicial branches: terminate authorities (see H.R. 4535)
Executive departments: civil action to recover records (see H.R. 420)
Export administration laws: improve enforcement (see S. 407)
Extortion: penalties for assault and murder (see S. 2101)
Extradition: amend laws (see S. 220; H.R. 2643, 3347)
False claims and statements: civil penalties (see S. 1566)
Farm or other agricultural operation: warrant to enter (see S. 458)
Federal agencies: court of appeals to decide appeals from orders (see H.R. 3084)
———review of rules and regulations (see S. 1766)
Federal cases: reassignment of certain (see H.R. 3125)
Federal claims: waiver in compromise and collection (see H.R. 3083)
Federal Courts Civil Priorities Act: enact (see H.R. 3256)
Federal Courts Improvement Act: delay effective date (see H.R. 4450)
———retain certain marshal in office (see H.R. 2609)
Federal Courts Study Commission: establish (see S. 381)
Federal criminal and civil forfeiture: reform (see S. 948)
Federal Criminal Code: additional penalties for certain crimes (see H.R. 1869)
———amend (see H.R. 3128)
———revise title 18 (see H.R. 2013)
Federal employees: garnishment of wages (see H.R. 1462)
———penalties for conflicts of interest (see H.R. 2273)
———provide penalties for killings and assaults against (see H.R. 1021)
———remedy for acts or omissions (see H.R. 490, 3142)
———settle claims against (see S. 633)
Federal judges: resignation or retirement (see S. 1375)
Federal judicial proceedings: amend provisions (see H.R. 4144)
Federal law enforcement: improve effectiveness (see S. 117)
Federal Oversight Council on the Future of the Judiciary: establish (see S. 381)
Federal parole: immunity for negligence in granting (see H.R. 4408)
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure: postconviction proceedings (see H.R. 2443)
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: defer proposed amendment (see H.R. 3497)
———restore right to jury trial in certain cases of eminent domain (see H.R. 1828)
———service by mail (see H.R. 2548)
———service of process by mail (see S. 2049)
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure: defer proposed amendment (see H.R. 3497)
———postconviction proceedings (see H.R. 2443)
Federal undercover operations: establish standards (see S. 804)
Felons: forfeiture of gain from sale of information (see H.R. 1332)
Fire fighters: penalties for assaults against (see H.R. 3063)
Firearms: clarify controls (see S. 45)
———eliminate parole eligibility for crimes using (see H.R. 3454)
———penalties (see S. 52; H.R. 27, 115, 197, 310, 311, 522, 604, 643, 789, 848, 985, 1258, 1636, 1703, 1709, 1782, 1807, 2193, 2662, 2725, 3454, 3770)
———protect manufacturers from certain litigation (see H.R. 3715)
———protect owners from certain litigation (see H.R. 3716)
———protect rights of owners (see S. 914; H.R. 799, 2420, 3714)
Flag of the U.S.: increase penalties for desecrating (see H.R. 3315)
Florida: additional district judges for Southern District (see H.R. 3888, 4033)
Food, drugs, or cosmetics: penalties for adulterating (see S. 216; H.R. 83, 778, 1544, 2174)
Foreign diplomats: limit immunity (see H.R. 1184)
14th amendment: exclusion of evidence (see H.R. 4407)
Georgia: judicial district changes (see H.R. 813)
Grand juries: clarify duty of U.S. attorney to bring matters before (see H.R. 3456)
———rights of witnesses (see S. 1150, 1966)
GSA: penalties for killing certain employees (see H.R. 1387)
Guilty but mentally ill: verdict (see S. 284; H.R. 2942, 3771)
Gun Control Act: strengthen penalty provisions (see H.R. 789)
Habeas corpus: reform procedures (see H.R. 2238)
———standards for granting writs (see H.R. 50)
Handgun Crime Control Act: enact (see S. 511; H.R. 644, 1543)
Handguns: mandatory penalties for use of armor-piercing bullets (see H.R. 3796)
———relief for victims (see H.R. 2470)
Hazardous substances: compensation for injury or economic loss resulting from releases (see H.R. 2482)
Home video recording: amend laws (see S. 31)
Hopkinsville, Ky.: permit holding district court (see H.R. 2329)
House of worship: make Federal crime to vandalize (see H.R. 1981)
Hunts: penalize obstruction (see H.R. 3713)
Identification of persons: provide positive (see S. 1706)
Illinois: hold district court in Champaign/Urbana (see H.R. 4179)
Insanity: control over persons found not guilty (see H.R. 489)
Insanity defense: define (see S. 105)
———eliminate for certain offenses (see H.R. 1639)
———modify (see H.R. 682, 1196, 1280, 1329, 1623, 2064, 2699, 2890, 2964, 3336)
———postacquittal commitment procedures (see S. 56)
———reform (see S. 284; H.R. 47, 1257, 2942, 3771)
Intelligence service personnel: penalties for murder or attempted murder (see S. 779)
Interagency Committee on Arson Control: establish (see H.R. 3781)
Intercircuit Tribunal of the U.S. Court of Appeals: establish (see S. 645; H.R. 1970)
Interstate Commerce Protection Act: enact (see S. 646)
ITC: determination (see H.R. 1291)
Judges: exempt certain retired from social security coverage (see H.R. 3463)
———exempt pensions from social security provisions (see S. 1276)
———reconfirmation (see H.J. Res. 264)
———removal (see H.R. 994; H.J. Res. 17)
———removal procedure (see H.J. Res. 17)
———repeal social security and IRS disincentives to service by retired (see H.R. 4389)
———retirement of disabled (see H.R. 994)
———retirement of territorial (see S. 1997)
———spouse's retirement benefits (see H.R. 2789)
———term of office (see S.J. Res. 39; H.J. Res. 90, 144, 252, 374)
Jurisdiction: limit (see H.R. 521, 523)
———Supreme Court discretion in case selection (see H.R. 1968)
Jurors: examination (see S. 386, 677)
———permit spouses to receive fees (see H.R. 2595)
Juveniles: adult trial for Federal felonies (see H.R. 1637)
———provide an efficient and cost-effective justice program (see H.R. 1603)
———require fingerprinting upon conviction (see H.R. 1640)
Kidnaping: death sentence (see H.R. 4359)
———rewards for information (see H.R. 1460)
Ku Klux Klan: prosecute violations of laws (see H. Con. Res. 54)
Labor disputes: penalties for threats and violence (see S. 462, 646; H.R. 49, 1514)
Labor Management Racketeering Act: enact (see S. 336)
Lavelle, Rita M.: certifying report of contempt of Congress to U.S. attorney for criminal prosecution (see H. Res. 200)
Law enforcement officer: death penalty for killing (see H.R. 3038)
Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act: enact (see S. 604)
Law enforcement personnel: penalties for assaults against (see H.R. 3063)
Laws: report to Congress on unconstitutionality (see H.R. 629)
Lawyer's Duty of Disclosure Act: enact (see S. 485)
Legal services: provide (see H.R. 3233, 4307)
Legal Services Corp.: abolish (see H.R. 137)
———authorize appropriations (see H.R. 2719)
———improve operation (see S. 1133)
Life imprisonment: incarceration in Federal prisons (see S. 58)
Liuzzo v. U.S.: withdraw demand for costs of case (see S. Res. 273)
Local government prisoners: Federal statute civil actions (see H.R. 4412)
Local prosecutors and sheriffs: relief (see H.R. 2908)
Louisiana: hold district court in Houma (see S. 1932; H.R. 3604)
Magistrates: conduct of hearings (see H.R. 50)
———term of office (see H.J. Res. 90)
Mandatory sentences: violent felonies against older persons (see H.R. 1920)
Marihuana: penalties for smuggling (see S. 378; H.R. 3461)
———prohibit growing on Federal lands (see S. 952)
Medicare: review of claims (see H.R. 505)
Mental defectives: improve system dealing with (see H.R. 51)
———procedure for commitment (see S. 105)
Mental incompetence and insanity: modify Federal criminal procedures (see H.R. 2140)
Merchant Marine Act: amend (see H.R. 3156)
Multidistrict litigation cases: permit consolidation (see H.R. 4159)
Narcotics: control international trafficking (see S. 902)
National Child Support Enforcement Month (see S.J. Res. 56)
National Correctional Officers Week (see S.J. Res. 132)
National Court of Appeals: establish (see S. 382)
National Security and Violent Crime Control Act: enact (see S. 830)
New Jersey: hold District Court at Paterson (see H.R. 313)
Ninth judicical circuit: divide into two circuits (see S. 1156)
Ohio: changes in divisions within northern district (see H.R. 2665)
Oilspill damage and removal costs: liability and compensation (see H.R. 3278)
Older persons: expedite civil actions (see H.R. 3441, 3507)
———provide penalties for assaults that incur medical costs to U.S. (see H.R. 2008)
Organized crime: combat (see S. 830)
———improve administration of justice (see H.R. 48)
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: amend (see S. 975)
Parole: determination procedures (see H.R. 2404)
———permit victims at hearings (see H.R. 2879)
Parolees: strengthen control over (see H.R. 489)
Patents: arbitration of interferences (see H.R. 4528)
Penalties: provide for computer abuse (see H.R. 4384)
Pension plans: permit assignments or alienations of rights (see H.R. 1488)
Petroleum industry: distribution of overcharges (see S. 131)
Pharmacies: penalties for theft (see S. 109, 387, 422, 721; H.R. 113, 605, 1032, 2944, 3974)
———provide penalty for theft of drugs (see H.R. 1661)
Pharmacy: penalties for theft (see H.R. 3769)
Polygraphs: prohibit use (see H.R. 2403, 3687, 4106)
Postal savings system: limitation on time for filing claims (see H.R. 3922)
Postconviction proceedings: amend rules (see H.R. 2443)
Prayer in schools (see H.R. 183, 253, 525)
President: procedures for imposition of death penalty for assassination (see H.R. 2240)
Pretrial release: conditions (see S. 215; H.R. 1098, 3773)
Pretrial service officers: protect (see H.R. 812)
Price fixing: contribution of damages (see S. 380, 904)
Probation officers: protect (see H.R. 812)
Process: service by mail (see S. 2049)
Product liability: uniform law (see S. 44; H.R. 2729)
Professional team sports: clarify antitrust laws (see S. 1036, 1078)
Prosecutors and sheriffs: relief of local (see S. 1835)
Psychiatrists and psychologists: provide parity (see S. 1527)
Puerto Rico: conduct cases in Spanish language (see H.R. 780)
Quiet title actions against U.S.: exempt States from statute of limitations (see H.R. 3917)
Racketeering: forfeiture of proceeds (see H.R. 2241)
Rape cases: eliminate parole and credit for good time in certain (see H.R. 4523)
Recidivism: reduce (see H.R. 489)
Religious property: penalties for damage or theft (see S. 486)
Religious Speech Protection Act: enact (see S. 815)
Repeat offenders: mandatory sentences (see H.R. 1808)
Rewards: reimburse payors (see S. 1856)
Rule of law: restore (see H.R. 1204)
School attendance: jurisdiction (see H.R. 158, 798)
Schools: jurisdiction over denial of access for religious meetings (see S. 1059)
Seized vessels, vehicles, and aircraft: establish special funds (see H.R. 3725)
Sentencing: reform procedures (see S. 668, 1182, 1644; H.R. 3997, 4554)
Slander and libel: protect officials (see H.R. 457)
Small businesses: access to courts (see S. 1029; H.R. 406)
Social security benefits: allow U.S. to recover certain (see H.R. 1941)
Social security numbers: penalties for misuse (see H.R. 205)
Social security system: penalties for abuse of equipment and resources (see H.R. 2619)
Sound recordings: rental, lease, or lending (see S. 32)
State cases: limit jurisdiction (see H.R. 46)
State courts: writs of habeas corpus (see H.R. 50)
State Justice Institute: establish (see S. 384; H.R. 3403, 4145)
State prisoners: Federal habeas corpus proceedings (see H.R. 4410, 4411)
———Federal statute civil actions (see H.R. 4412)
———release by Federal courts (see H.R. 4409)
States: exempt from statute of limitations in quiet title actions against U.S. (see H.R. 3917)
Stolen goods: facilitate investigations (see H.R. 1783)
Students: prohibit discrimination in meetings (see S. 815)
Suits against U.S.: litigation costs (see H.R. 519, 1459)
———remedy in certain (see H.R. 490, 3142)
Supreme Court: appellate jurisdiction (see S.J. Res. 100)
———selection of cases for review (see H.R. 1968)
Taft-Hartley Act: penalties for violations (see H.R. 2440, 2635)
Tax Court: eliminate mandatory retirement age of judges (see S. 1955; H.R. 4027)
———representation by certified public accountants (see H.R. 1540)
Tax liens: cause of action for wrongful (see S. 1032)
———limit amount (see S. 1032)
Tort claims: remedy (see S. 633)
Toxic substances: Federal cause of action for damages (see H.R. 4303)
Trademarks: strengthen laws against counterfeiting (see S. 875; H.R. 2447)
TVA: provide qualified immunity for certain employees (see H.R. 1771)
U.S. Capitol: impose death penalty for damaging by fire or explosives (see H.R. 4578)
U.S. checks, bonds, or securities: penalties for forging or fraudulently negotiating (see S. 1558, 1710)
U.S. Code: amend section 1951, title 18 (see H.R. 287)
U.S. Court of Appeals: technical amendments (see H.R. 3824)
U.S. Court of International Trade, New York, N.Y.: rename Paul P. Rao U.S. Court of International Trade (see H.R. 4403)
U.S. Marshals Service: establish (see H.R. 3086, 4249)
Unborn human beings: provide legal protection (see S. 26, 210; S.J. Res. 4)
Undercover Operations Act: enact (see S. 804)
VA: judicial review of administration decisions (see H.R. 1019)
Venue: amend law (see H.R. 2825)
———amend law relative to (see H.R. 160)
Vessels: operating while intoxicated (see H.R. 4358)
Veterans' appeals: establish court (see H.R. 324, 649)
Violence: improve administration of justice (see H.R. 48)
Violent crime: combat (see S. 315, 830, 889)
Welfare fraud: minimum fines (see H.R. 1809)
Witnesses: assistance (see H.R. 2661)
———fees (see H.R. 2661)
———protect (see S. 1150, 1178, 1966)
———protection of Government (see S. 474; H.R. 3086, 4249)
Year of the Bible: Senate Legal Counsel appearance in court case (see S. Res. 99)
Briefs
Truckline Gas Company, 1913 [8FE]
Communications from
Allocation of civil service positions: annual report, 3112 (EC318) [28FE]
Bankruptcy cases: reorganize court system, 2146 (EC346) [14FE]
Bankruptcy Court: appointment, 32435 (EC1968) [14NO]
———caseload, 26066 (EC1803) [28SE]
———nomination accepted, 30717 (EC1936) [3NO]
Bankruptcy judges: report, 150 (EC25) [6JA]
Bankruptcy promulgation rule by U.S. Court of Appeals: transmittal, 4067 (EC419) [7MR]
Bankruptcy Reform Act: report, 2208 (EC219) [15FE]
Copies of recent bankruptcy decisions: transmittal, 12791 (EC1157) [18MY], 12905 (EC1087) [18MY]
Court system reorganization relative to bankruptcy laws: proposal, 3112 (EC323) [28FE]
Criminal justice system: improve legal services, 8720 (EC834) [15AP]
———legal services, 8217 (EC893) [12AP]
Interception of wire or oral communications: annual report, 9400 (EC979) [21AP], 10287 (EC949) [28AP]
Judicial Conference of the U.S.: annual report, 4715 (EC556) [10MR]
Judicial retirement system and judicial survivor's annuities system: report, 16671 (EC1402) [21JN], 17981 (EC1330) [29JN]
Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota v. U.S.: transmittal of order, 21257 (EC1630) [27JY]
Right to Financial Privacy Act: report, 9399 (EC969) [21AP], 10288 (EC971) [28AP]
Rincon Bands of Mission Indians v. U.S.: judgment, 28038 (EC2000) [17OC], 29799 (EC1923) [28OC]
Tax Court judges' annuity plan: transmittal, 28038 (EC2002) [17OC], 28452 (EC1869) [19OC]
Title 18: proposed amendments, 7739 (EC834) [7AP], 7775 (EC720) [7AP]
Walker River Tribe v. U.S., 29242 (EC2047) [25OC], 29553 (EC1904) [27OC]
Decisions
Allan Bakke case: Justice Thurgood Marshall, 31880 [9NO]
American Telephone & Telegraph Co. divestiture, Harold Greene, 20463 [21JY]
Freedom of speech of public school students (sundry), 1645 [3FE]
Implantation of wiretaps in private premises, Justice Brennan, 92 [3JA]
Gregg v. Georgia, 15137 [9JN]
U.S. and Anne M.Gorsuch v. the House of Representatives, 1926 [8FE]
Watkins v. U.S. (1957), 12723 [18MY]
Documents
Appropriations under H.R. 3222, court case, 28970-28977 [21OC]
Constitutional Amendment To Establish Legislative Authority Over Abortion, Court Affidavits, 17339-17341 [27JN], 17536 [28JN]
Court Cases Involving the Application of Exclusionary Rule (sundry excerpts), 658 [26JA]
Human Life Federalism Amendment (S.J. Res. 3)—Court Cases (sundry excerpts), 672-675 [26JA]
Supreme Court Abortion Cases (sundry excerpts), 685-690 [26JA]
Essays
Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation, President Reagan, 17540-17542 [28JN]
Examples
Need for accountability of Federal judges, 26008 [27SE]
Explanations
S. 529, Immigration Reform and Control Act, 2478 [17FE]
S. 2067, Carolinas Cotton Growers Association, Inc., damages determination, 31391-31396 [8NO]
Factsheets
Product Liability Textile Machinery Cases, 15753 [14JN]
S. 829, Comprehensive Crime Control Act, 5605 [16MR]
Letters
Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act implementation: Senator Cranston (sundry), 10283 [28AP]
Amendment to the Rules of Criminal Procedure, Dept. of Justice (excerpt), 20858 [26JY]
Appropriations: Correctional Industries Association, Inc., 28923 [21OC]
———Everett I. Perrin, Jr., 28923 [21OC]
———Mike S. Nelson, 28961 [21OC]
———Paul Bardacke, 28961 [21OC]
———Richard Bard, 28904 [21OC]
———Sec. of Commerce Baldrige, 28905 [21OC]
———Tony Anaya, Governor of New Mexico, 28961 [21OC]
Bankruptcy Court and Federal Judgeship Act, 8534 [13AP]
———Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, 9946 [27AP]
———Dept. of Justice, 9943 [27AP]
———President Reagan, 9925 [27AP]
———(sundry), 9943-9946 [27AP]
Bankruptcy Court nomination, Will G. Caffey, Jr. (sundry), 31325 [8NO]
Bankruptcy judges' jurisdiction, Gene E. Brooks, 12696 [17MY]
Bistate Criminal Justice Center, Texarkana, Ark., Representative Sam B. Hall, Jr., 5310 [15MR]
Create new verdict—guilty but insane, 13658 [24MY]
Death penalty (sundry clergymen), 23050 [4AU]
Dept. of Education reorganization plans (S. Con. Res. 60): sundry Senators, 22518 [3AU]
Federal False Claims Act, Representatives Ireland and Bedell, 27732 [6OC]
Forum on Religious Issues and Answers, sundry students, 1645 [3FE]
Frustration of fighting drug crimes and drug abuse, 12708 [18MY]
Grandparents visitation rights (excerpts), 8898, 8901 [19AP]
Pharmacy Protection and Violent Offender Control Act (S. 721): Senator Huddleston, 4290 [8MR]
Respect Human Life Act (S. 467): President Reagan (sundry), 1736 [3FE]
Lists
Court cases involving aliens, 12842 [18MY]
Dates constitutional amendments were introduced, 17523 [28JN]
International Longshoremen's Association convictions, 20509 [22JY]
Leadership Conference Membership Organizations opposed to the bankruptcy bill (S. 1013), 9971, 9999 [27AP]
Organizations opposed to S.J. Res. 3, 17369 [27JN]
Prolife Churches, 17409 [27JN]
Manual
INS search procedures, 6675 [22MR]
Memorandums
Abortion After Viability, Rachel Gold, 17382-17383 [27JN]
Appropriations—Veteran's Loan Program: Small Business Administration, 28980 [21OC]
Elimination of Tanker Service Through Strait of Hormuz, Library of Congress, 24871 [20SE]
Parental Kidnaping Offense Act, 5817 [16MR]
Principles of Federal Appropriations Law: GAO, 30192-30195 [1NO]
Uniform Grandparent Visitation Act (H. Con. Res. 45), Library of Congress, 8875 [18AP]
Memorials of legislature
Continuation of legal services in Micronesia: Guam, 22081 [1AU]
Death penalty: Georgia, 8637 [14AP], 17411 [27JN]
Discharge of debts incurred while under the influence of alcohol: California, 21349 [28JY]
Disclosure of public assistance program recipient information: California, 22455 [3AU]
Drug control: Virginia, 8219 [12AP]
Georgia State Prison operations: Georgia, 17411 [27JN]
Insanity defense: Washington, 17415 [27JN]
Justice Assistance Act: California, 20352 [21JY]
Law enforcement assistance: California, 19174 [14JY]
Legal services program: Pacific Islands Trust Territory, 23809 [13SE]
State penal facilities jurisdiction: Arkansas, 7604 [5AP]
Messages
Comprehensive Crime Control Act: President Reagan (PM 28), 5511, 5605 [16MR]
Motion
Committee on Aging: subpena of investigative records (H. Res. 176), Sensenbrenner motion to refer resolution to Committee on Judiciary, 10423 [28AP]
Newsletters
Hatch/Eagleton amendment—it's legal impact, 17321 [27JN]
Opinions
Exclusionary rule in Federal criminal proceedings (sundry), 1119-1121 [31JA]
School busing (sundry), 802-805 [26JA]
State and local governments' liability relative to deprivation of civil rights (sundry), 809-815 [26JA]
Width of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, 14656 [7JN]
Petitions
Bankruptcy court system: ABA, 5834 [16MR]
Equal Access to Justice Act: New York, N.Y., City Council, 27146 [4OC]
Federal court in Puerto Rico: General Assembly of Puerto Rico Bar Association, 27725 [6OC]
Impeachment of Federal judges: Fontana, Calif., private citizen, 11672 [10MY]
Judgment award of U.S. Court of Claims: Hoopa Valley Business Council, Hoopa Valley, Calif., 166 [6JA]
Law-related education: International Association of Chiefs of Police, 8637 [14AP]
Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. decision: New York City Bar Association, 9691 [26AP]
Parole hearing: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, citizens, 2417 [17FE]
Prayer in public schools: Romanian Baptist Association of U.S. and Canada, 28212 [18OC]
Repression in U.S.: Yuma, Colo., United Methodist Church, 28325 [19OC]
Supreme Court censure: St. Petersburg, Fla., citizen, 4440 [9MR]
Poems
Abortion, 17319 [27JN], 17553 [28JN]
Questions and answers
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3222), 28910 [21OC]
Remarks in House
Abortion: decision, 16021 [16JN]
———Supreme Court decision, 16684 [21JN], 16925 [22JN]
Administrative law judges: determination of pay (H.R. 4090), 27394 [5OC]
———prohibit collection of information on number of disability claims allowed (H.R. 2188), 6068 [17MR]
Adults: 15 year old felony offenders (H.R. 1637), 2893 [24FE]
Aged: expedite legal proceedings, 18426 [30JN]
Anticrime measures: funding (H.R. 2175), 8546 [14AP]
Antireligious violent acts: penalties (H.R. 473), 2893 [24FE]
Anti-semitic incidents: penalties (H.R. 473), 14650 [7JN]
Antitrust laws: reform (H.R. 2244), 7918 [11AP]
Antitrust litigation: allow certain indirect purchasers and sellers to bring (H.R. 2244), 6517 [22MR]
———damage awards (H.R. 2244), 6517 [22MR]
———fairness in resolving (H.R. 2244), 6517 [22MR]
———improve procedures for resolving (H.R. 2244), 6517 [22MR]
Appropriations: making (H.R. 3222), 24635, 24640 [20SE], 25236 [21SE]
Automobile industry: authority to resolve GATT violations, 30764, 30774-30775 [3NO]
Bail: implement reform (H.R. 3491), 18333 [30JN]
Bail process: reform proposals (H.R. 2151), 12177 [12MY]
Bail Reform Act: amend (H.R. 1098), 1202 [31JA]
———amend (S. 215), 1202 [31JA]
———modify provisions, 12432 [16MY]
Bankruptcy cases: adjudication, 12465 [17MY], 34166 [18NO]
Bankruptcy courts: appointment and benefits of judges (H.R. 3), 60 [3JA], 25079 [21SE]
———transition judges, 32747 [15NO], 33153 [16NO]
Bankruptcy judges: appointment (H.R. 3), 34166 [18NO]
Bankruptcy laws: reform, 33569 [17NO]
Bankruptcy procedures: legislation to improve, discharge petition, 30487 [2NO]
Bankruptcy proceedings: appointment of judges and administrators (H.R. 1420), 2108 [10FE]
———define jurisdiction (H.R. 1401), 2108 [10FE]
Bankruptcy system: improve, 30894 [3NO]
Battise, Fulton: relief (H.R. 1232), refer to U.S. Claims Court (H. Res. 69), 30261 [1NO]
Bednarz, John: retirement of district judge, 23956 [13SE]
Capital punishment: guidelines for imposition (H.R. 3279), 15137 [9JN]
———reinstate, 11158 [5MY]
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Opportunities Act: enact (H.R. 1904), 15728 [14JN]
Child pornography: prohibit, 12957 [18MY]
Child Protection Act: amend (H.R. 3635), 32464 [15NO]
Child support: enforcement of laws requiring payments, 94 [3JA]
Child Support Enforcement Amendments Act: enact (H.R. 4325), 33027-33045, 33117 [16NO]
Child support laws: enforcement (H.R. 1014), 1442 [2FE]
Child support payments: enforce compliance, 15654 [14JN], 15768 [14JN], 16019, 16078 [16JN]
Claims against the U.S.: Armed Forces authority to settle and pay certain (H.R. 597), 29038 [24OC]
Committee on Aging: subpena of investigative records (H. Res. 176), 10417-10424 [28AP]
Comprehensive Crime Control Act: enact (H.R. 2151), 12176, 12177, 12178 [12MY]
Congressional veto: Supreme Court decision, 17234 [23JN]
Controlled substances: penalties for theft (H.R 2929), 11344 [5MY]
Court reporting: delay implementation of electronic recording regulations (S. 1700; H.R. 4450), 34730 [18NO]
Credit Card Counterfeiting and Fraud Act: introduction (H.R. 3181), 14230 [1JN]
Crime and criminals: legislative measures to deter, 12975 [18MY]
Crime victims: establish a compensation fund to aid, 9330 [20AP]
Criminal code: establish new sentencing process (H.R. 2013), 14184 [26MY]
Criminal justice system: improve (H.R. 2151), 12176, 12177, 12178 [12MY]
Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Bar Association award recipient: Curry, Robert L., 2560 [17FE]
———DeSanti, Andrew J., 2560 [17FE]
———Dvorak, Edward J., 2560 [17FE]
———Gallagher, Francis O., 2560 [17FE]
———Kreczmer, Lillian C., 2560 [17FE]
Dauphin County, Pa.: lawyers in the U.S. Supreme Court Bar, 14194 [26MY]
Death penalty: criteria for establishing (H.R. 1638), 2893 [24FE]
———guidelines for imposition (H.R. 3279), 15137 [9JN]
———reinstate, 11158 [5MY]
———reinstate (H.R. 2601), 8894 [19AP]
Defendants: implement bail reform (H.R. 3491), 18333 [30JN]
DeLorean, John Z.: CBS airing of videotape relative to cocaine transaction, 29961 [31OC]
DeMarco, Albert F.: tribute, 32811 [15NO]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3222), filing conference report, 30319 [1NO]
Dial-a-porn: authority to issue restrictions, 34979 [14DE]
Digges, J. Dudley: tribute, 3713 [2MR]
District of Columbia: increase number of superior court judges (H.R. 4146), 28241 [18OC]
———raise retirement age for judges (H.R. 3655), 27078 [4OC]
Drug laws: coordination of enforcement efforts, 6080 [18MR]
Drug trafficking: legislative measures to combat, 13187 [19MY]
Drummond, Ralph: retirement tribute, 18792 [12JY]
Evdokimov, Rostislav: imprisonment and trial in Soviet Union, 7473 [24MR]
Evidence: exclusionary rule, 4694 [10MR]
Exclusionary rule: application, 4694 [10MR]
———reform proposals, 12176 [12MY]
Extradition: reform laws (H.R. 2643), 9276 [20AP]
Fair housing: enforcement and strengthening of laws (H.R. 3747), 23337 [4AU]
Federal Anti-Child Abuse Pornography Act: introduction (H.R. 3062), 12957 [18MY]
Federal Antitampering Act: enact (H.R. 2174), 11445-11449 [9MY]
Federal claims: waiver in compromise and collection (H.R. 3083), 29036 [24OC]
Federal court system: reform (H.R. 3997), 26008 [27SE]
Federal Courts Civil Priorities Act: provisions, 15073 [8JN]
Federal False Claims Act: enact, 27731 [6OC]
Federal judges: limit tenure (H.J. Res. 374), 26008 [27SE]
———reconfirmation (H.J. Res. 264), 12019 [11MY]
Federal pensions: treatment in respect to domestic relations (H.R. 1484), 2259 [15FE]
———treatment in respect to domestic relations (H.R. 1488), 2259 [15FE]
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: defer amendment (H.R. 3497), 18413 [30JN]
———defer proposed amendment (H.R. 3497), 20857 [26JY]
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure: defer amendment (H.R. 3497), 18413 [30JN]
———defer proposed amendment (H.R. 3497), 20857 [26JY]
Fiore, Uldric L.: tribute, 23324 [4AU]
Firearms: mandatory criminal penalties (H.R. 2725), 9639 [25AP]
———mandatory penalties for use in criminal action, 9601 [21AP]
———penalties for use (H.R. 1543), 2412 [17FE]
———penalties for use (H.R. 1636), 2893 [24FE]
———penalties (H.R. 27), 1224 [1FE]
———protect rights of owners, 27057 [4OC]
———protect rights of owners (H.R. 3714), 27060 [4OC]
Fishing industry: reform of bankruptcy law, 12258 [12MY]
Florida: provide for additional judges (H.R. 3888), 24243 [14SE]
Food, drugs, or cosmetics: penalties for adulterating (H.R. 2174), 11445-11449 [9MY]
Foreign trade imports: judicial relief from illegal (H.R. 1384), 1998 [10FE]
Forfeited Conveyance Disposal Improvements Act: introduction (H.R. 3725), 22074 [1AU]
Garabaldi, Marie L.: tribute, 8878 [18AP]
George W. Whitehurst Federal Court Building: designate (H.R. 3303), 15759 [14JN]
George W. Whitehurst Federal Court Building, Fort Myers, Fla.: designate (S. 552), 27060 [4OC]
———designate (S. 552; H.R. 3303), 26913 [3OC]
Gorsuch, Anne M.: contempt of Congress citation, 1925 [8FE]
Grand Rapids, Mich., Bar Association: Harrison Tweed Award nomination, 18378 [30JN]
Grandparents: visitation rights (H. Con. Res. 45), 8895-8901 [19AP], 9298 [20AP]
Gun Control Act: amend (H.R. 27), 1224 [1FE]
Hall, Sam B., Sr.: tribute, 2275 [15FE]
Handguns: continuance of violence, 14622 [6JN]
Hazardous Substance Victims' Compensation Act: introduction (H.R. 2582), 9082 [19AP]
Healy, Thomas N.: tribute, 9070 [19AP]
House of Representatives: legality of Chaplain of House upheld, 29897 [28OC]
Insanity defense: eliminate in certain cases (H.R. 1639), 2893 [24FE]
———establish standards for use (H.R. 2964), 11615 [10MY]
———modify (H.R. 1280), 1793 [7FE], 16083 [16JN]
———modify (H.R. 1329), 1878 [8FE]
———modify (H.R. 1623), 2827 [23FE]
———provide for guilty but insane verdict, 2827 [23FE]
———reform proposals, 12178 [12MY]
Insurance industry: use of certain statistical tables, 18430 [11JY]
Intercircuit Tribunal of the U.S. Court of Appeals: establish (H.R. 1970), 33087 [18NO]
Intercircuit Tribunal of the U.S. Courts of Appeals: establish (H.R. 1970), 5245 [15MR]
John Weld Peck Federal Building, Cincinnati, Ohio: designate (H.R. 3576), 26911 [3OC]
Judges: determination of pay for administrative law (H.R. 4090), 27394 [5OC]
———establish specialized corps (H.R. 3539), 18804 [12JY]
———tenure, 24611 [19SE]
———tenure (H.J. Res. 252), 10462 [28AP]
Judgment debts: discharge of certain (H.R. 2380), 7499 [24MR]
Jurisidiction: balance between Federal and State (H.R. 3689-3693), 21748 [29JY]
Justice Assistance Act: enact (H.R. 2175), 8546 [14AP]
Juvenile delinquents: release information for criminal trials (H.R. 1640), 2893 [24FE]
———require fingerprinting upon conviction (H.R. 1640), 2893 [24FE]
Kerr, James : attempted murder, 18796 [12JY]
Korematsu, Fred: conviction for evading World War II internment vacated, 34024 [18NO]
La Paz Enterprises, Ltd.: relief (H.R. 744), refer to U.S. Claims Court (H. Res. 57), 30261 [1NO]
Lavelle, Rita M.: certification of resolution regarding contempt of Congress, 12717 [18MY]
Law Day, U.S.A.: observance, 8491 [13AP]
Lawyer referral service: tax exemption for certain (H.R. 3097), 13398 [23MY]
Legal services: provide for persons financially unable to obtain adequate representation (H.R. 4307), 30878 [3NO]
Legal Services Corp.: directive on contact with elected officials and press, 27936 [7OC]
Legislative veto: court decision, 18185-18193, 18215 [29JN]
Legislative veto provisions: statute of authority (H.R. 4535), 34182 [18NO]
Lewis, Audrey O.: provide compensation for violation of civil rights, 8502 [13AP]
Los Angeles, Calif.: success of juvenile justice system project, 33956 [17NO]
LSC: impact of budget cuts, 32527 [14NO]
———impact of proposed eligibility guidelines, 30914 [3NO]
———impact of proposed eligibility guidelines on elderly, 28040 [17OC]
MacDonald, James B.: tribute, 10547 [28AP]
Meanor, H. Curtis: tribute, 900 [26JA]
Medicare: limit reimbursement of legal fees (H.R. 4313), 30901 [3NO]
Mexican aliens: detention of certain as material witnesses, 34188, 34190, 34196, 34200 [18NO]
Military Justice Act: enact (S. 974), 33082 [16NO], 33087 [18NO]-33088 [16NO]
Money, finance, and transportation: codify laws (H.R. 2727), 9644 [25AP]
Multidistrict litigation: improve disposition (H.R. 4159), 28313 [19OC]
National Child Support Enforcement Act: introduction (H.R. 3354), 16264 [16JN]
National Commission on Improved Child Support Enforcement: establish (H.R. 1014), 1442 [2FE]
National Law Enforcement Heroes Memorial: establish, 13213 [19MY]
National Police Week: observance, 12975 [18MY], 13212, 13213, 13223 [19MY], 13403, 13407, 13410 [23MY]
Navajo Tribe: require court hearing on tribal claims (H.R. 3533), 30912 [3NO]
Needles High School, San Bernardino County, Calif.: mock trial finalists, 3049 [24FE]
New York County Lawyers Association: anniversary, 9552 [21AP]
Nuclear accident: liability limitation, 21782 [29JY]
Ochoa, Frank J., Jr.: tribute, 27182 [4OC]
Office of Justice Assistance: establish (H.R. 1338), 1977 [8FE]
Parental Kidnaping Offense Act: introduction (H.R. 2162), 5817 [16MR]
Patino, Lorenzo E.: tribute, 26221 [28SE]
Perez, Elvira D.: tribute, 19087 [13JY]
Pharmacies: penalties for drug thefts (H.R. 3974), 25656 [23SE]
Pietrykowski, Francis A.: tribute, 25224 [21SE]
Presidential assassination statutes: expand coverage to former Presidents (H.R. 2818), 10412 [28AP]
———uniform guidelines (H.R. 2818), 10412 [28AP]
Pretrial procedures: reform proposals, 12432 [16MY]
Price, Harold A.: tribute, 16936 [22JN]
Procedural rules: modifications (H.R. 4144), 28207 [18OC]
Product liability: reform tort law (H.R. 2729), 23960 [13SE]
Product Liability Act: introduction (H.R. 2729), 9627 [25AP]
Public buildings: penalties for terrorist attacks (H.R. 474), 2893 [24FE]
Public Law and the Courts, Representative Rodino, 9848 [27AP]
Puerto Rico: Spanish language usage in U.S. District Court, 299 [25JA]
Rapists: prison sentences, 34017 [18NO]
Religious areas: penalties for violent acts (H.R. 473), 2893 [24FE]
Religious property: penalties for acts of vandalism (H.R. 473), 14650 [7JN]
Retirement: facilitate civil actions concerning denied benefits (H.R. 1290), 1837 [7FE]
Right to life: protect (H.R. 618), discharge petition, 23370 [4AU]
Rissman, Emanuel A.: presentation of the Franklin N. Flaschner Award in recognition of judicial duties, 24339 [15SE]
Roe v. Wade: anniversary of Supreme Court decision on abortion, 326 [25JA]
Rose, Manuel: tribute, 20692 [25JY]
Rosenblum, Arthur: tribute, 34884 [18NO]
Rules Enabling Act: amend (H.R. 4144), 28207 [18OC]
Search and seizure laws: reform, 12176 [12MY]
Seized vessels, vehicles, and aircraft: establish special funds (H.R. 3725), 22074 [1AU]
Sentencing Act: introduction (H.R. 4554), 34914 [18NO]
Sentencing Reform Act: introduction (H.R. 2013), 14184 [26MY]
Simmons, Hansford L.: tribute, 21042 [26JY]
Social security: exempt certain judges from benefits tax (H.R. 3463), 18363 [30JN]
State Justice Institute Act: introduction (H.R. 3403), 17184 [23JN]
States: improve administration and functioning of courts (H.R. 3403), 17184 [23JN]
Supreme Court: eliminate mandatory jurisdiction (H.R. 1968), 33087 [18NO]
Tax Court: eliminate certain restrictions on legal representation (H.R. 1540), 2548 [17FE]
———retirement of judges, 26558 [29SE]
Telephones: limitations on disclosure of toll records information, 1497 [2FE]
Truman, Rolland: tribute, 23455 [4AU]
U.S. attorneys and assistant attorneys: salaries (H.R. 3682), 21251 [27JY]
U.S. District Court for the Northern Division of Ohio: establish (H.R. 2665), 11753 [10MY]
U.S. Marshals Service: restructure (H.R. 3086), 13389 [23MY]
Uniform Grandparents Right To Visitation Act: enact (H. Con. Res. 45), 8895-8901 [19AP]
Union strikes: clarification of criminal statutes dealing with violence (H.R. 1514), 7848 [7AP]
Verren, Emerson B.: provide compensation for violation of civil rights, 8502 [13AP]
Victims of Crime Act: introduction (H.R. 3498), 18400 [30JN]
Warrants: require consent on farm property (H.R. 2229), 6675 [22MR]
Whistleblowers: Supreme Court ruling on rights, 15758 [14JN]
Wiretaps: require separate warrant for entry of premises to implant, 92 [3JA]
Witnesses: protect (H.R. 3086), 13389 [23MY]
Wood, John H., Jr.: assassination, 18796 [12JY]
Remarks in Senate
Abortion: constitutional amendment to establish legislative authority (S.J. Res. 3), 17311-17409 [27JN], 17514-17562, 17570-17579 [28JN], 18082 [29JN]
———constitutional amendment to establish legislative authority (S.J. Res. 3), unanimous-consent agreement, 17331 [27JN], 17545 [28JN]
Accardo, Anthony J.: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations subpena compliance (S. Res. 293), 34559 [18NO]
Administrative Law Judge Corps Act: introduction (S. 1275), 12116 [12MY]
Administrative law judges: insure independence (S. 1911), 26699 [30SE]
———reappointment (S. 728), 4304 [8MR]
Administrative Procedure Act: amend, relative to judicial review provisions (S. 1766), 22783-22788 [4AU]
Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act: implementation, 10282 [28AP]
Airline ticket thefts: provide Federal jurisdiction (S. 585), 2923 [24FE]
Alabama: school prayer court case history, 869 [26JA]
Anticrime legislation: Presidential veto of 97th Congress package, 266 [25JA]
Appeals court: Supreme Court decision involving speedup of process, 22451 [3AU]
Appropriations: making (H.R. 3222), 28897-28931, 28959-28985 [21OC]
———making (H.R. 3222), conference report, 32562 [15NO]
———making (H.R. 3222), Senate amendments-32573 [15NO]
Arson: penalties for arson-for-profit crimes (S. 219), 986 [27JA]
Bail Reform Act: introduction (S. 215), 967-969, 975-978 [27JA]
Bankruptcy: reform (S. 54), 608 [26JA]
Bankruptcy Court and Federal Judgeship Act: enact (S. 1013), 9912, 9920-10001 [27AP]
Bankruptcy Court and Federal Judgeship Act (S. 1013): committee report, 16451 [21JN]
Bankruptcy Court Reorganization Act: introduction (S. 443), 1686 [3FE]
Becker, Edward R.: tribute, 10584 [2MY]
Bistate Criminal Justice Center, Texarkana, Ark.: complete, 5309 [15MR]
Black, Hugo: stamp honoring, 12932 [18MY]
Burgess, A. Franklin: nomination confirmed, 22592 [3AU]
Busing: insure civil rights (S. 139), 802-805 [26JA]
Capital punishment: murder committed by prisoners (S. 1565), 17988 [29JN]
Carolinas Cotton Growers Association, Inc.: determination of damages (S. 2067), 31390 [8NO]
Chief Justice: request annual state of the Judiciary address (S. 383), 1398 [2FE]
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act: amend (S. 1003), 8738 [15AP]
Child Support Enforcement Act: amend (S. 1691), 21144-21153 [27JY]
Chippewa Indians: distribution of judgment funds (S. 2177), 34511 [18NO]
Civil rights: liability defense for political subdivisions (S. 141), 809-817 [26JA]
Commission on the Extraterritorial Application of U.S. Law: establish (S. 1373), 13829 [25MY]
Comprehensive Crime Control Act: enact (S. 829), 5520 [16MR]
———enact (S. 1762), 22170 [2AU], 34564 [18NO]
———enact (S. 1762), time agreement on debate, 29177, 29178 [25OC]
———introduction (S. 829), 5606 [16MR]
Comprehensive Forfeiture Act: introduction (S. 948), 7178 [24MR]
Court Improvements Act: introduction (S. 645), 3402 [1MR]
Crime and the Federal courts, 11331 [5MY]
Crime Control Act: introduction (S. 117), 757-761 [26JA]
Crime victims assistance fund: establish (S. 704), 4265 [8MR]
Criminal Fine Collection Act: introduction (S. 1976), 28456-28458 [19OC]
Criminal justice system: availability of psychologists (S. 1527), 17001 [23JN]
Criminal rehabilitation: provide for (S. 59), 621 [26JA]
Criminal Reward Reimbursement Act: introduction (S. 1856), 24908 [20SE]
Damages: make equitable (S. 904), 7028 [23MR]
Dauth, Christine C.: authorizing testimony (S. Res. 94), 6143 [18MR]
Death penalty: constitutional procedures for imposition (S. 538), 2604-2606, 2609 [22FE]
———deterrent for prison murders, 31909-31912 [10NO]
———reinstituting (S. 114), 23049 [4AU]
Dennis, Edward S. G.: appointment as U.S. attorney, 11718 [10MY]
Dept. of Education: reorganization plans (S. Con. Res. 60), 22517-22520 [3AU]
Dept. of Labor Employees' Compensation Appeals Board: provide district court jurisdiction (S. 388), 1401 [2FE]
diGenova, Joseph: tribute, 33614 [17NO]
District of Columbia: change in formula relative to disability retirements (S. 1625), 19405 [15JY]
———increase number of superior court judges (S. 2075), 31693 [9NO]
Domestic Violence Prevention and Services Act: introduction (S. 699), 4090-4096 [7MR]
Eilperin, Stephen F.: nomination confirmed, 13913 [25MY]
Electronic surveillance: uniform statutory procedures (S. 218), 985 [27JA]
Employee legal services: tax provision (S. 2080), 32052 [10NO]
Equal Access Act: introduction (S. 425), 1645 [3FE]
———introduction (S. 1059), 8722 [15AP]
Equal Access to Justice Act: amend (S. 1029), 8026 [12AP]
———proposed revision, 9011 [19AP]
———reauthorize (S. 919), 7100-7103, 7157 [24MR]
Estate tax: declaratory judgment relative to payment (S. 1864), 24913 [20SE]
Examination of prospective jurors: voir dire procedure (S. 677), 3830 [3MR]
Exclusionary rule: limiting application (S. 101), 657 [26JA]
Extortion: penalties for murder and assault committed during (S. 2101), 32964 [16NO]
Federal Courts Study Act: introduction (S. 381), 1397 [2FE]
Federal criminal proceedings: elimination of exclusionary rule (S. 283), 1119-1121 [31JA]
Federal grand jury witnesses: allow accompaniment by an attorney (S. 1150), 10013 [27AP]
Federal judges: resignation or retirement (S. 1375), 13832 [25MY]
Federal law enforcement officers: death benefit (S. 1526), 17001 [23JN]
Federal Recordkeeping and Civil Action Limitation Act: enact (S. 827, 5519 [16MR]
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: amend, relative to the examination of prospective jurors (S. 386), 1400 [2FE]
———provide for certain service of process by mail (S. 2049), 30726 [3NO]
Federal Witness Security Program Reform Act: introduction (S. 474), 2210 [15FE]
Felonies committed while on bail: consecutive sentencing (S. 819), 5514 [16MR]
Finality of Criminal Judgments Act: introduction (S. 217), 979-981 [27JA]
Flaum, Joel M.: nomination confirmed, 10970 [4MY]
George W. Whitehurst Federal Court Building, Fort Myers, Fla.: designate (S. 552), 2655 [22FE], 26615 [30SE]
Habeas corpus laws: reform, 23061 [4AU]
Habitual offender statutes: authorize incarceration (S. 58), 620 [26JA]
Hallanan, Elizabeth V.: nomination, 31321 [8NO]
———nomination confirmed, 32264 [11NO]
Handgun Crime Control Act: introduction (S. 511), 2445-2447 [17FE]
Harris, Stanley S.: nomination confirmed, 32267 [11NO]
Hinojosa, Ricardo H.: nomination confirmed, 10970 [4MY]
Holt, J. Frank: tribute, 30732 [3NO]
Houma, La.: holding Federal district court, 27544 [6OC]
Hull, Thomas G.: nomination confirmed, 31690 [9NO]
Human life federalism constitutional amendment: establish (S.J. Res. 3), 671-675 [26JA]
———establish (S.J. Res. 4), 675 [26JA]
Immigration Reform and Control Act: introduction (S. 529), 2476-2478 [17FE]
Indian Tribes: water rights adjudication claims, 24877 [20SE]
Insanity defense: define the affirmative (S. 105), 661 [26JA]
———limiting (S. 284), 1124-1127 [31JA]
———restrict and limit in Federal courts (S. 56), 612 [26JA]
International Longshoremen's Association: organized crime convictions, 20509 [22JY]
Judges: treatment of pensions of certain (S. 1276), 12119 [12MY]
Judiciary: nominations confirmed (sundry), 16731 [22JN]
———term of office for Federal judges (S.J. Res. 39), 2662 [22FE]
Justice Programs and Infrastructure Assistance Act: introduction (S. 901), 7023-7025 [23MR]
Labor extortion: prosecution (S. 462), 1727 [3FE]
Labor law violators: treatment (S. 1079), 8839 [18AP]
Laffitte, Hector M.: nomination confirmed, 20843 [26JY]
Lavelle, Rita M.: authorize testimony and certain Senate documents (S. Res. 276), 32541 [15NO]
Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act: introduction (S. 604), 2944 [24FE]
Lawyer's Duty of Disclosure Act: introduction (S. 485), 2281 [16FE]
Leahy, Senator: authorize testimony (S. Res. 129), 10273 [28AP]
Legal Services Corp.: reauthorization (S. 1133), 9512-9515 [21AP]
Legislative veto: impact on trade laws, 17621 [28JN]
Local Government Antitrust Act: enact (S. 1578), 25362 [22SE]
———introduction (S. 1578), 18004 [29JN]
Local Prosecutors and Sheriffs Relief Act: introduction (S. 1835), 23813 [13SE]
Maryann Paisley v. CIA, et al.: intervention (S. Res. 227), 25334 [22SE]
Meyer, Daniel: authorize testimony, 26417 [29SE]
Military Justice Act: enact (S. 974), 10265-10268 [28AP]
Mothers Against Drunk Drivers: tribute, 5137 [14MR]
Motor Vehicle Theft Law Enforcement Act: enact (S. 1400), 17632 [28JN]
———introduction (S. 1400), 14114 [26MY]
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance, 10386 [28AP]
National Child Support Enforcement Month: designate (S.J. Res. 56), 19546 [16JY]
National Correctional Officers Week: designate (S.J. Res. 132), 19421 [15JY]
National Court of Appeals: establish (S. 382), 1398 [2FE]
National Drunk and Drugged Driver Prevention Act: introduction (S. 1394), 14102 [26MY]
National Security and Violent Crime Control Act: introduction, 6560 [22MR]
———introduction (S. 830), 5607, 5644-5648 [16MR]
New Mexico: water adjudication suit, 32569 [15NO]
New York County Lawyers' Association: 75th anniversary, 9523 [21AP]
———75th anniversary observance, 7843 [7AP]
Nominations confirmed (sundry), 14487 [6JN]
Oakes, James L.: tribute, 11637 [10MY]
Older Americans Act: use of LSC funds, 24543 [19SE]
Omnibus Bankruptcy Improvements Act: enact (S. 445), 9996-10001 [27AP]
———introduction (S. 445), 1700 [3FE]
Pharmacy crime: prohibit (S. 109), 749 [26JA]
Pharmacy Protection and Violent Offender Control Act: introduction (S. 721), 4288-4290 [8MR]
President's Commission on Organized Crime: formation, 23037 [4AU]
Product liability: application of uniform rules (S. 44), 32640 [15NO]
Program Fraud Civil Penalties Act: introduction (S. 1566), 17989 [29JN]
Property: penalty for willful damage of certain (S. 486), 2305 [16FE]
Proposals: legislation to combat crime, 1369 [2FE]
Public School Civil Rights Act: introduction (S. 139), 802-805 [26JA]
Public schools: deregulation, 26711 [30SE]
Respect Human Life Act: enact (S. 467), 10159 [28AP]
———introduction (S. 467), 1736 [3FE]
Right to life: guarantee (S.J. Res. 8), 685-690 [26JA]
Rogers, Judith W.: nomination confirmed, 22592 [3AU]
Senate employees: authorizing certain to provide court documents (S. Res. 282), 33668 [17NO]
Senate Legal Council: represent Senate parties in Klinger v. the Executive Branch (S. Res. 128), 10273 [28AP]
Sentencing Improvement Act: introduction (S. 1644), 19855-19862 [20JY]
Sentencing reform: provide for (S. 1182), 10314 [28AP]
Sentencing Reform Act: introduction (S. 668), 3797-3813 [3MR]
Sexual arrests: establish central Federal file (S. 1924), 27251 [5OC]
State Justice Institute Act: introduction (S. 384), 1399 [2FE]
Superior court judges: retirement (S. 650), 3490 [2MR]
Supreme Court: provide greater case discretion (S. 385), 1399 [2FE]
Supreme Court appellate jurisdiction: proposed constitutional amendment (S.J. Res. 100), 12407 [16MY]
Swift, Stephen J.: nominated to the Judiciary, 19329 [14JY]
Tax court judges: eliminating mandatory retirement age (S. 1955), 28122 [19OC]
Territorial judges: retirement (S. 1997), 29127 [25OC]
Tidwell, Moody R., III: nomination confirmed, 12394 [16MY]
U.S. checks, bonds, or securities: penalty for forging endorsements (S. 1710), 21625 [29JY]
U.S. District Courthouse, Atlanta, Ga.: construction, 24074 [14SE]
Unborn human beings: legal protection (S. 26), 400, 526 [26JA], 2116 [14FE]
Undercover Operations Act: introduction (S. 804), 5146, 5150 [14MR]
Veterans' Administration Administrative Procedure and Judicial Review Act: introduction (S. 636), 3347-3349 [1MR]
Victim's Assistance Act: enact, 4330 [8MR]
Voluntary School Prayer Act: enact (S. 784), 5098 [14MR]
War powers: Supreme Court decision on legislative veto, 18596 [12JY]
Witness security program: reform (S. 1178), 10308 [28AP]
Women: equality of rights under the law (S. 1796), 22952 [4AU]
Reports
Administration of the Probation System, Judicial Conference Committee, 10318-10320 [28AP]
Alabama School Prayer Court Case History, 870-877 [26JA]
Bullet Threats to Protective Body Armor, Library of Congress, 2945-2947 [24FE]
Constitutional Amendment To Establish Legislative Authority Over Abortion (S.J. Res. 3): Alan Guttmacher Institute, 17377-17379 [27JN]
———Issues in Brief, 17384-17393 [27JN]
Contempt of Congress Proceedings Against Former Assistant Administrator of the EPA, Rita M. Lavelle (H. Rept. 98-190), 12718 [18MY]
Enforcement of Child Support Laws, New York State Commission To Recodify the Family Court Act (excerpt), 94 [3JA]
Federal Court Overload, Dept. of Justice (excerpt), 5246 [15MR]
Federal Identification Fraud (S. Rept. 98-84), 12106 [12MY]
Federal Law Application to Northern Mariana Islands, Commission on Northern Mariana Islands, 33664-33666 [17NO]
Lawyer's Duty of Disclosure Act (S. 485), Kutak Commission, 2283 [16FE]
Legal Protection for Unborn Human Beings (S. 26), 527-536 [26JA]
Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appelate Panels, 9949 [27AP]
Proposed Constitutional Amendment on Abortion—What It Would Do and What It Would Not Do, 17369 [27JN]
Shipping Act (S. 47): Dept. of Justice, 3263 [1MR]
Some Replies to ``Some Questions and Answers on the Hatch-Eagleton Amendment to the Human Life Federalism Amendment,'' Senators Hatch and Eagleton, 17370-17372 [27JN]
Summary of Supreme Court Decisions on Abortion, 17329 [27JN]
Resolutions by organizations
Honoring Judge H. Curtis Meanor, 901 [26JA]
Sermons
Abortion—Freedom or Violent Oppression? Thomas Litteer, 27750 [6OC]
Statements
Allow Federal Grand Jury Witnesses To Be Accompanied by an Attorney (S. 1150) (sundry excerpts), 10014 [27AP]
Child Support Enforcement Act Amendments (S. 1691): Margaret M. Heckler, 21147 [27JY]
———Republican Policy Committee, 33040 [16NO]
Criminals Who Forfeit Their Right to Life, 15137 [9JN]
Death Penalty, John L. McClellan (1974 excerpt), 2605, 2606 [22FE]
Death Penalty and the Rosenberg Case, National Committee to Reopen the Rosenberg Case, 14380 [2JN]
Death Penalty Will Deter Prison Murders: D. Lowell Jensen, 31911-31912 [10NO]
Departmental Interpreters of Laws, Mark Twain (excerpt), 1879 [8FE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3222), 28910 [21OC]
Habeas Corpus Process (sundry), 979 [27JA]
Hobbs Act Amendments, Representative Robinson, 9790 [26AP]
———Senator Grassley, 18079 [29JN]
Improving the Court System (excerpt), Chief Justice Burger, 17185 [23JN]
Intercircuit Tribunal—Comments on H.R. 1970 and S. 645, Joseph T. Sneed, 16227-16229 [16JN]
Legal Services Corp. Reauthorization (S. 1133) (sundry excerpts), 9512 [21AP]
Misuse of Federal Funds: A. Ernest Fitzgerald (excerpt), 27732 [6OC]
———Abraham Lincoln (excerpt), 27732 [6OC]
Restrict and Limit the Insanity Defense in Federal Courts (S. 56): American Psychiatric Association, 613-617 [26JA]
Sentencing Improvement Act (S. 1644) (sundry excerpts), 19856 [20JY]
State of the Judiciary in Missouri, Chief Justice Robert T. Donnelly, 9930-9932 [27AP]
Summaries
H.R. 1280, Insanity Defense Modification Proposals, 1794 [7FE], 16083 [16JN]
H.R. 2013, Sentencing Reform Act, 14184 [26MY]
Medicare Legal Fees Reimbursement Legislation, 30901 [3NO]
Questionnaire Evaluation—Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panels, 9949 [27AP]
S. 54, bankruptcy reform, 612 [26JA]
S. 445, Omnibus Bankruptcy Improvements Act, 1701 [3FE]
S. 1013, Bankruptcy Court and Federal Judgeship Act, 9970, 9997 [27AP]
S. 1691, Child Support Enforcement Act Amendments, 21149-21151 [27JY]
S. 1762, Comprehensive Crime Control Act, 22884, 22911 [4AU]
S. 1763, Reform of Federal Intervention in State Proceedings, 22911 [4AU]
S. 1764, Exclusionary Rule Reform, 22911 [4AU]
S. 1765, Constitutional Procedure for the Imposition of Capital Punishment, 22912 [4AU]
Social Security Act Amendment Relative to Child Support Enforcement, 15768 [14JN]
Tables
Highlights of Appropriations Committee recommendations, 28901 [21OC]
———subcommittee spending totals, 28979 [21OC]
Spending totals—conference agreement, 32570 [15NO]
Women with minor children from an absent father, 15768 [14JN]
Testimonies
Bankruptcy Court and Federal Judgeship Act (S. 1013): John Ashcroft, 9933-9936 [27AP]
Equal Access Act, Sec. of Education Bell, 10552 [28AP]
State Court System Improvement Legislation (excerpt), 17184 [23JN]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 45, Uniform Grandparents Right To Visitation Act, 8895 [19AP]
H. Res. 57, referral of La Paz Enterprises, Ltd. relief bill to U.S. Claims Court, 30261 [1NO]
H. Res. 69, referral of Fulton Battise relief bill to U.S. Claims Court, 30261 [1NO]
H. Res. 200, certify report concerning contempt of Congress of Rita M. Lavelle, 12720 [18MY]
H.J. Res. 252, judges' tenure, 10462 [28AP]
H.R. 597, Armed Forces authority to settle and pay certain claims against the U.S., 29038 [24OC]
H.R. 1514, clarification of criminal statutes dealing with violence during union strikes, 7848 [7AP]
H.R. 1540, eliminate certain restrictions on legal representation in Tax Court cases, 2548 [17FE]
H.R. 2174, Federal Antitampering Act, 11445 [9MY]
H.R. 2188, prohibit collection of information on number of disability claims allowed by administrative law judges, 6069 [17MR]
H.R. 3083, waiver in compromise and collection of Federal claims, 29036 [24OC]
H.R. 3303, designate the George W. Whitehurst Federal Court Building, Fort Myers, Fla., 26913 [3OC]
H.R. 3497, defer proposed amendment to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, 20857 [26JY]
H.R. 3576, designate the John Weld Peck Federal Building, Cincinnati, Ohio, 26911 [3OC]
H.R. 3655, raise retirement age for District of Columbia Superior Court judges, 27078 [4OC]
H.R. 4325, Child Support Enforcement Amendments Act, 33027-33032 [16NO]
H.R. 4535, legislative veto provisions, 34182 [18NO]
Legislation to require warrant relative to wiretaps (proposed), 92 [3JA]
S. 26, provide legal protection for unborn human beings, 537 [26JA]
S. 54, bankruptcy reform, 608-612 [26JA]
S. 56, restrict and limit the insanity defense in Federal courts, 617-618 [26JA]
S. 58, authorize incarceration under habitual offender statutes, 621 [26JA]
S. 59, provide for criminal rehabilitation, 621 [26JA]
S. 101, limiting application of exclusionary rule, 658 [26JA]
S. 105, define the affirmative insanity defense, 664-667 [26JA]
S. 109, prohibit pharmacy crime, 749 [26JA]
S. 117, Crime Control Act, 758-760 [26JA]
S. 139, Public School Civil Rights Act, 805 [26JA]
S. 141, liability defense for political subdivisions relative to deprivation of civil rights, 817 [26JA]
S. 215, Bail Reform Act, 969-975 [27JA]
S. 217, Finality of Criminal Judgments Act, 980 [27JA]
S. 218, uniform statutory procedures for electronic surveillance, 986 [27JA]
S. 219, penalties for arson-for-profit crimes, 987 [27JA]
S. 283, elimination of exclusionary rule in Federal criminal proceedings, 1124 [31JA]
S. 385, provide the Supreme Court with greater case discretion, 1399 [2FE]
S. 386, amend Federal Rules of Civil Procedure relative to the examination of prospective jurors, 1400 [2FE]
S. 389, provide district court jurisdiction for the Dept. of Labor Employees' Compensation Appeals Board, 1401 [2FE]
S. 425, Equal Access Act, 1646 [3FE]
S. 443, Bankruptcy Court Reorganization Act, 1688-1699 [3FE]
S. 467, Respect Human Life Act, 1736 [3FE]
S. 474, Federal Witness Security Program Reform Act, 2212-2213 [15FE]
S. 485, Lawyer's Duty of Disclosure Act, 2283 [16FE]
S. 486, penalty for willful damage of certain property, 2306 [16FE]
S. 511, Handgun Crime Control Act, 2447-2453 [17FE]
S. 538, constitutional procedures for imposition of death penalty, 2606-2608 [22FE]
S. 552, designate the George W. Whitehurst Federal Court Building, Fort Myers, Fla., 26616 [30SE], 26914 [3OC]
S. 604, Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act, 2945 [24FE]
S. 645, Court Improvements Act, 3403-3411 [1MR]
S. 668, Sentencing Reform Act, 3798-3812 [3MR]
S. 677, voir dire procedure for examination of prospective jurors, 3831 [3MR]
S. 699, Domestic Violence Prevention and Services Act, 4091-4096 [7MR]
S. 721, Pharmacy Protection and Violent Offender Control Act, 4288 [8MR]
S. 804, Undercover Operations Act, 5146-5150 [14MR]
S. 827, Federal Recordkeeping and Civil Action Limitation Act, 5520 [16MR]
S. 829, Comprehensive Crime Control Act, 5521-5570 [16MR]
S. 830, National Security and Violent Crime Control Act, 5608-5644 [16MR]
S. 919, reauthorize the Equal Access to Justice Act, 7103 [24MR]
S. 948, Comprehensive Forfeiture Act, 7178-7183 [24MR]
S. 974, Military Justice Act, 10268-10272 [28AP], 33082-33086 [16NO]
S. 1013, Bankruptcy Court and Federal Judgeship Act, 9976-9996 [27AP]
S. 1029, Equal Access to Justice Act Amendments, 8027 [12AP]
S. 1059, Equal Access Act, 8722 [15AP]
S. 1079, treatment of labor law violators, 8839 [18AP]
S. 1133, reauthorization of the Legal Services Corp., 9513 [21AP]
S. 1182, provide for sentencing reform, 10315, 10317 [28AP]
S. 1275, Administrative Law Judge Corps Act, 12116-12119 [12MY]
S. 1373, establishing the Commission on the Extraterritorial Application of U.S. Law, 13830 [25MY]
S. 1400, Motor Vehicle Theft Law Enforcement Act, 14121-14125 [26MY]
S. 1526, death benefit for Federal law enforcement officers, 17001 [23JN]
S. 1527, availability of psychologists in the criminal justice system, 17001 [23JN]
S. 1565, capital punishment for murders committed by prisoners, 17988-17989 [29JN]
S. 1578, Local Government Antitrust Act, 18005 [29JN]
S. 1644, Sentencing Improvement Act, 19858 [20JY]
S. 1691, Child Support Enforcement Act amendments, 21145-21147 [27JY]
S. 1710, penalty for forging endorsements on U.S. checks, bonds, or securities, 21625 [29JY]
S. 1766, amend Administrative Procedure Act relative to judicial review provisions, 22787 [4AU]
S. 1796, women's equality of rights under the law, 22952 [4AU]
S. 1835, Local Prosecutors and Sheriffs Relief Act, 23813 [13SE]
S. 1856, Criminal Reward Reimbursement Act, 24909 [20SE]
S. 1924, Federal file of sexual arrest information, 27252 [5OC]
S. 1932, designate Federal district court in Houma, La., 27545 [6OC]
S. 1955, eliminating mandatory retirement age for tax court judges, 28122 [19OC]
S. 1997, retirement of territorial judges, 29128 [25OC]
S. 2049, provide for certain service of court process by mail, 30726 [3NO]
S. 2067, Carolinas Cotton Growers Association, Inc., damages determination, 31390 [8NO]
S. 2075, increase number of superior court judges, 31693 [9NO]
S. 2080, tax provision for employee legal services, 32052 [10NO]
S. 2101, penalties for murder and assault committed during extortion, 32965 [16NO]
S. Con. Res. 60, Dept. of Education reorganization plans, 22517 [3AU]
S. Res. 128, direction for Senate Legal Council to represent Senate parties in Klinger v. the Executive Branch, 10273 [28AP]
S. Res. 129, authorize testimony of Senator Leahy, 10273 [28AP]
S. Res. 134, refer the bill S. 1229 to the U.S. Claims Court, 11416 [6MY]
S. Res. 235, authorizing certain testimony by Senate Legal Counsel, 26418 [29SE]
S. Res. 236, authorizing certain testimony by Senate Legal Counsel, 26418 [29SE]
S. Res. 276, authorizing testimony and certain Senate documents in U.S. v. Rita M. Lavelle, 32541 [15NO]
S. Res. 282, authorizing certain Senate employees to provide court documents, 33668 [17NO]
S. Res. 293, compliance of Anthony J. Accardo with Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations subpena, 34559 [18NO]
S.J. Res. 3, constitutional amendment to establish legislative authority over abortion, 675 [26JA], 17311 [27JN]
S.J. Res. 4, establish human life federalism constitutional amendment, 677 [26JA]
S.J. Res. 8, proposed constitutional amendment to guarantee right to life, 691 [26JA]
S.J. Res. 9, proposed constitutional amendment to guarantee right to life, 691 [26JA]
S.J. Res. 56, National Child Support Enforcement Month, 19546 [16JY]
S.J. Res. 100, proposed constitutional amendment relative to Supreme Court appellate jurisdiction, 12407 [16MY]