COURTS see also Supreme Court

Addresses

Annual Message on the Administration of Justice: Chief Justice Burger, 5371-5373 [13MR]

Bankruptcy Laws: Representative Gonzalez, 1925 [6FE]

Human Rights and the Rule of Law: Robert Abrams, 11302 [8MY]

Induction of Terrence W. Boyle as U.S. District Judge: Senator Helms, 14956 [5JN]

Origins, Development, and Future of the Exclusionary Rule in Search and Seizure: Potter Stewart (excerpts), 2082, 2083, 2086, 2088 [7FE]

Prison Overcrowding: Attorney General Smith (excerpt), 994 [31JA]

Product Liability—Moral Obligations of Corporations: Miles W. Lord, 20741-20742 [24JY]

Voluntary Sentencing Guidelines: Attorney General Smith, 842 [30JA]

———James K. Stewart, 841 [30JA]

Advertisements

Libel action by West German publication, Der Spiegel against Now magazine et al. withdrawn, 32545 [12OC]

Amendments

Appropriations: making (H.R. 5712), 14519 [30MY], 14590, 14594, 14609, 14617 [31MY], 18691 [26JN], 19533, 19534, 19535, 19545, 19558, 19559, 19561, 19563, 19564, 19589, 19594, 19598, 19600, 19611, 19618, 19622, 19624, 19625, 19673-19676 [28JN], 22993-23017 [8AU]

———making urgent supplemental (H.J. Res. 492), 7034 [29MR]

Armed Career Criminal Act: enact (S. 52), 3091 [23FE]

Awards of certain expenses (H.R. 5479), 30621, 30683 [5OC]

Bail Reform Act: enact (S. 215), 1796, 1799, 1810, 1814 [3FE]

Bankruptcy: appoint judges (H.R. 3), 3343-3351 [27FE], 4699-4703 [6MR], 5066 [8MR]

Bankruptcy Court and Federal Judgeship Act: enact (S. 1013; H.R. 5174), 13059, 13071, 13074, 13075, 13086-13110 [21MY], 13181, 13185, 13287, 13288 [22MY], 13530 [23MY], 16178 [13JN], 17151, 17189 [19JN]

Bankruptcy Reform Act: extension of transition period (S. 2507), 7256 [30MR]

Byron G. Rogers Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Denver, CO: designate (H.R. 4700), 31945 [11OC]

Career Criminal Act: enact (S. 52), 3177 [23FE]

Clemente Ruiz Nazario Courthouse, Hato Rey, PR: designate (H.R. 5323), 23494 [9AU]

Collection of fines: improvement (H.R. 5846), 32050 [11OC]

Comprehensive Crime Control Act: enact (S. 1762), 600-610 [26JA], 805, 815, 821, 836, 844, 869, 874, 889-899 [30JA], 971, 977, 986, 992, 995, 997, 1001, 1006, 1023, 1046, 1047, 1048 [31JA], 1270, 1271, 1336 [1FE], 1570 [2FE]

Comprehensive Forfeiture Act: enact (S. 948), 1828 [3FE]

Computers: penalties for fraud related to certain access devices (H.R. 5616), 32036 [11OC]

Controlled substances: penalties for robbery (S. 422), 11393 [8MY]

Court of appeals for the Federal circuit: technical changes (H.R. 4222), 32135 [11OC]

Criminal Fine Enforcement Act: enact (H.R. 5846), 31945 11OC, 32310 [11OC]

Criminal judgments: reform collateral review procedures (S. 1763), 1856, 1862, 1881 [6FE]

Death penalty: constitutional procedures for imposition (S. 1765), 2270 [8FE], 2542 [9FE]

Denver, CO: Byron G. Rogers Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse (H.R. 4700), 32050 [11OC]

Discrimination: restore prohibition effectiveness in federally assisted programs (S. 2568), 22645 [7AU], 25794 [18SE]

District of Columbia: judicial service of retired judges (H.R. 6007), 30996 [9OC]

———retirement age (H.R. 3655), 2987 [22FE]

Equal Access to Justice Act: amend (H.R. 5479), 29222, 29276 [3OC], 30150 [4OC], 30683 [5OC], 31406 [10OC]

Federal Antitampering Act: enact (H.R. 2174), 14089, 14128 [24MY]

———enact (H.R. 2174), Senate amendments, 14300 [24MY]

Federal Courts Improvement Act: amend (H.R. 4222), 32053 11OC, 32135 [11OC]

Federal Debt Recovery Act: enact (S. 1668), 20778, 20780, 20902, 20903 [25JY], 28925 [3OC]

Federal District Court Organization Act: enact (H.R. 6163), 28952, 28959, 28962-28966 [3OC], 30931-30941 [9OC]

Food, drugs, or cosmetics: penalties for adulterating (H.R. 2174), 14089, 14128 [24MY]

———penalties for adulterating (H.R. 2174), Senate amendments, 14300 [24MY]

Group legal services: extend employer tax exemption (H.R. 5361), 31889-31890, 31893, 31894, 31896, 32125 11OC, 32289, 32306 [11OC]

———extend employer tax exemption (H.R. 5361), technical corrections (H. Con. Res. 378), 32340 12OC, 32428, 32433 [12OC]

National Narcotics Act: enact (S. 1787), 2109, 2134 [7FE]

Patent law: amend (S. 1538), 20111, 20113, 20146, 20147 [29JN]

———increase effectiveness (H.R. 6286), 32037 [11OC]

Proceedings: awards of expenses of certain (H.R. 5479), 32213 [11OC]

Sentencing Reform Act: enact (S. 668), 1645, 1698 [2FE]

State Justice Institute Act: enact (S. 384), 17867, 17934 [21JN]

Taxation: extension of legal service incentives for employers (H.R. 5361), 32043-32047, 32052 [11OC]

Trademark Counterfeiting Act: enact (S. 875), 19677, 19750 [28JN]

Analyses

Acquisition of Foreign Evidence Improvements Act, 1013 [31JA]

Bankruptcy Court and Federal Judgeship Act (H.R. 5174): House Amendments, 20089-20091 [29JN]

Bankruptcy Court and Federal Judgeship Act (S. 1013; H.R. 5174), 17154 [19JN]

———title I provisions, 13061-13063 [21MY]

———title II provisions, 13063 [21MY]

———title III provisions, 13077 [21MY]

Bankruptcy Courts Legislation—Basic Differences Between S. 1013, H.R. 3, and H.R. 3257, 5569 [14MR]

Comprehensive Crime Package—(Title II of H.J. Res. 648), 31792 [11OC]

Correctional Improvements Act, H.R. 6201, 24538 [6SE]

Cultural Property Repose Act (H.R. 5924), 18616 [25JN]

Drug Money Seizure Act (S. 2579), 9304 [12AP]

Environmental Crimes and Penalties Amendments (S. 2665), 11772 [10MY]

Legal Fees Equity Act (S. 2802), 19386-19390 [27JN]

Local Government Antitrust Act (H.R. 5992), 20457-20458 [29JN]

Rules Enabling Act (H.R. 4144), 28164-28166 [1OC]

Sentencing Act, 1039-1042 [31JA]

Trademark Cancellation (H.R. 6285), 28077 [1OC]

What the Civil Rights Act (S. 2568) May Mean for the Private Sector: Senate Republican Policy Committee, 32444-32450 [12OC]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 5174, Bankruptcy Court and Federal Judgeship Act, 17158 [19JN], 17710 [21JN]

———H.R. 5712, making appropriations, 20634 [24JY]

———S. 1146, Aviation Drug-Trafficking Control Act, 20679 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

ABA Panel Complained Justice Aides Lobbied for Wilkinson, 14064 [24MY]

All-Too-Familiar Horror Story, 24343 [5SE]

Almighty Politics, 12128 [15MY]

And the Judge Cried, Too, 15777 [11JN]

Another Civilized Country Finds Libyan ``Diplomats'' Are Terrorists, 16669 [15JN]

Asbestos Claims and Legal Costs, 25383 [13SE]

Asbestos Lawsuits, 25384 [13SE]

Assembly Acts on Armored Vests, 6762 [27MR]

Attorney Charges Evans Was Tortured in Botched Electrocution, 2234 [8FE]

Attorney's Fees, 20047 [29JN]

``Bad'' Search Criminal Evidence Is Admitted, 2092 [7FE]

Ban on Judge's Opinion Attacked—Questions Raised Over Publication Block, 702 [27JA]

Bankrupt on Bankruptcy, 8280 [5AP]

Bias Incidents Up Here, 31763 [10OC]

Big Business of Selling Smut, 862 [30JA]

``Bildisco'' Gives Troubled Employees Contract Flexibility, 6214 [21MR]

Bill to Hurt Consumers, 22864 [8AU]

Cancer Patients Facing Dilemma of Pain, 3476 [27FE]

Case Closed, 5868 [19MR]

Case of the Wrong Man, 2241 [8FE]

Chevron v. the National Resources Council (excerpt), 19541 [28JN]

Child Is Missing—Parents Do Kidnap Their Own Children, 24597 [7SE]

Children and the Courts, 11788 [10MY]

Class Action Set in Asbestos Cases—Federal Judge's Ruling Applies to About 14,000 Schools That Are Contaminated, 31102 [9OC]

Closing the Bias Gap, 9268 [12AP]

Computer Communications Vulnerable as Privacy Laws Lag Behind Technology, 6096-6101 [21MR]

Confession—Wrong Man Imprisoned, 2241 [8FE]

Couple Wins Court Battle To See Grandson, 6, 3688 [28FE]

Courts Study Link Between Victim's Race and Imposition of Death Penalty, 2458 [9FE]

Crime and Punishment, 2892-2894 [22FE]

Death Penalty, 2874 [22FE]

Death Penalty Vote, 2459 [9FE]

Debating Bankruptcy, 6196 [21MR]

Distinguished Career Ends for Judge Lewis, 6655 [27MR]

DOA in the House, 1874 [6FE]

Drawing Limits on Liability, 9076 [12AP]

Driving Force in MADD Is Giving Up Leadership, but Will ``Always Be There'', 10612 [1MY]

Eighth Annual Brennan Award Presented to Justice Pashman, 30265-30267 [4OC]

Epilepsy Defense, 14014-14016 [23MY]

Etowah County's ``Politicians' Politician'' Dies, 8 [23JA]

Execution Procedures (excerpt), 2883 [22FE]

Family Business—The Pornbrokers (series), 845-862 [30JA]

Fatal Mistakes, 2886 [22FE]

Former Chief Justice John Fournet Dies, 14984 [6JN]

Good Lawyers Make Good Judges, 22657 [7AU]

Government on Trial, 24565 [6SE]

Grove City Choo-Choo, 17875 [21JN]

Hear Ye, Hear Ye, 27810 [28SE]

Hickman Dies at 66, 7 [23JA]

House Stalls Crime Law Reform, 25955 [18SE]

Houston Judge Toughest of Tough, 12111 [14MY]

How To Settle Asbestos Claims, 30648 [5OC]

Ill Sailor's Story Well Told, 7888 [4AP]

Illegal Bible Study Club Holds Meetings at City High School, 19212 [27JN]

In the Death House, 2223 [8FE]

Inside Story of How the News Freed Four From Death Row, 2214-2217 [8FE]

Is Uncle Sam a Cruel Landlord?, 16450 [14JN]

J. Harvie Wilkinson's Judgment Day, 14847-14850 [4JN], 21107-21111 [26JY], 21589 [31JY]

Joseph diGenova—The Piper, 27420 [27SE]

Judge Candidate Enlisted Student To Lobby for Him, 14846 [4JN], 21106 [26JY]

Judge Hickman, 8 [23JA]

Judge Robert W. Hemphill Dies at His Home (sundry), 12 [23JA]

Judges Act To Organize for Salaries, Benefits, 4297 [2MR]

Judiciary Nomination of J. Harvie Wilkinson III, 13497 [23MY]

Justice Department Tries To Gag Judge Winner, 702 [27JA]

Justice Hinges on a Staple, 4733 [6MR]

Kicking the Amendment Habit, 11547 [9MY]

`Kill Him, Kill Him, Kill Him', 2235 [8FE]

Killer Due for Parole Unsure About Repeat, 2466 [9FE]

Legal Fees, 20035 [29JN]

Lewis and Littlejohn Right for Their Times, 6655 [27MR]

Littlejohn Becomes Chief Justice, 6655 [27MR]

Littlejohn's Day in Court, 6654 [27MR]

Loophole in Law Raises Concern About Privacy in Computer Age, 6096 [21MR]

Make Product Liability Fairer, 10817 [3MY]

Mapp v. Ohio—Pandora's Problems for the Prosecutor, 2087 [7FE]

Mondale, Hart and Asbestos, 25383 [13SE]

Mr. Justice Brennan—Architect of Freedom, 14964-14966 [5JN]

Mr. Reagan Says It's Okay, 1277 [1FE]

Murder Charge Dropped; He's Free Man Again, 2239 [8FE]

Murder of Stephanie Roper (excerpt), 2873 [22FE]

No Deposit, No Return, 8633-8634 [10AP]

$1 Million Is Awarded to Man Wrongly Imprisoned 24 Years, 2225 [8FE]

Personal Liberty at Risk, 20567 [24JY]

Phone-Tapping Adventures, 1277 [1FE]

Politics of Sentencing Reform (excerpt), 842 [30JA]

Private Bar Offering Legal Aid to Poor, Filling Gap Left by U.S. Cutbacks, 22308 [2AU]

Product Liability Laws Need Uniformity, 1804 [3FE]

Product Liability's Confusion and Cost, 19210 [27JN]

Profound Contempt, 14380 [24MY]

Query—Should Federal Administrative Law Judges Be Independent of Their Agencies?, 8621 [10AP]

Reagan Chooses Bissell, 15584 [8JN]

Religious Activities in Schools (excerpt), 19241 [27JN]

Religious Clubs Barred at Schools, 19212 [27JN]

Restoring the Force of Title IX, 9268 [12AP]

Rid the U.S. Marshal's Office of Politics, 12467 [16MY]

Robert W. Hemphill, 13 [23JA]

Rocky Mountain Low, 704 [27JA]

Secret Tape Recordings—Unethical?, 1277 [1FE]

Seeking Justice for the Military, 9043 [11AP]

Senate Non-Solution on Crime, 3961 [29FE]

Sherman Act and Cities, 30752 [5OC]

Sizing Each Slice of the Surplus Pie, 32543 [12OC]

Soaring Legal Costs—Even Lawyers Are Worried, 22656 [7AU]

Society's Many Backdoor Approaches Haven't Worked, 6939 [28MR]

Son Remembers, 23358 [9AU]

Sovereignty and Intervention—A Challenge of Law-Making for the Industrialized Democracies, 11297-11301 [8MY]

Strict Penalties for Criminals—Pendulum of Feeling Swings, 978-979 [31JA]

Striking a Blow for Justice, 2092 [7FE]

Stronger Safeguards for Privacy, 1277 [1FE]

Student Bible Group Sparks School Flap, 19212 [27JN]

Students Told To Drop Bible Sessions, 19212 [27JN]

Suing the Manufacturer, 10817 [3MY], 25384 [13SE]

Superfund for Lawyers, 25383 [13SE]

Superfund Scramble, 25383 [13SE]

System in Bankruptcy, 8280 [5AP]

Targeting Wrong Lawbreakers, 11003 [3MY]

Three South African Judges Reject Fugitives' Plea (sundry), 32078 [11OC]

Top Jersey Court Upholding State's Fund for Cleaning Up Toxic Waste, 30740 [5OC]

Tough Job, 14025 [23MY]

22 Pagans Indicted on Drug Charges, 21819 [1AU]

Two Strikes Against the Crime Bill, 1022 [31JA]

U.S. Crime Bill Fatally Flawed, 1022 [31JA]

U.S. Has Abandoned International Law, 11717 [10MY]

U.S. Judges Now Court Legislators, 4295 [2MR]

Uniform Laws Regarding Bankruptcies, James Madison, 13066 [21MY]

Uniform Laws Sensible, 2564 [9FE]

Unlikely Reformer, 6655 [27MR]

Welcome Change! NRA Will Back Ban on Cop-Killer Slugs, 20421 [29JN]

When the President's Lawyer Needs a Lawyer, 5112 [8MR]

Who Needs Federal Death?, 2885 [22FE]

Work and Justice, 9778-9780 [24AP]

Bills and resolutions

ABA: improvements in process of evaluating the qualifications of potential nominees for Federal judgeships (see S. Res. 459)

Adoption Reform Act: amend (see H.R. 5030)

Aeronautics: liability status for use of equipment and supplies necessary to render in-flight emergency assistance (see H.R. 6365)

———penalty for sabotage (see H.R. 5690)

Agricultural products: rights of certain sellers to bring antitrust actions (see S. 2835)

Akron, OH: Paul C. Weick Federal Building and U.S. Court House (see H.R. 6347)

Alcoholic beverages: Federal criminal offense for operation of common carrier while intoxicated (see S. 3020)

Aliens: grounds for exclusion and deportation (see H.R. 5227)

Anti-Semitism: penalties for certain acts of violence or vandalism (see S. 2816)

Antitrust actions: clarify application of laws to local governments (see H.R. 5992, 5993)

———consolidation (see S. 2260)

———consolidation of related, multidistrict civil actions (see S. 2454)

———contribution of damages attributable to an agreement by two or more persons to fix, maintain, or stabilize prices (see S. 3060; H.R. 6424)

Antitrust laws: clarify application to local governments (see H.R. 5573)

———sellers of agricultural products (see H.R. 5264)

Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 5712)

Archaeological and ethnological materials and cultural property: create a regime of repose against certain civil claims by foreign governments (see H.R. 5924)

Asbestos: prompt and exclusive compensation as substitute for inadequate tort remedies (see H.R. 5966)

Ashland, KY: Carl D. Perkins Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse (see S. 3005; H.R. 6255)

Atomic warfare: Federal responsibility for damages to certain individuals resulting from 1951-62 nuclear tests in Nevada (see H.R. 5855)

Attorneys: amend Education of the Handicapped Act to authorize award of reasonable fees to certain prevailing parties (see S. 2859; H.R. 6014)

———compensation in proceedings involving Federal, State, or local governments (see S. 2802)

Bail, exclusionary rule, and habeas corpus: amend U.S. Code (see H.R. 5594)

———consideration of H.R. 5594 (see H. Res. 539)

Bail alternatives: consideration of danger to community in setting pretrial release (see H.R. 5865)

Bankruptcy: appointment of judges (see H.R. 5174)

———child support payment provisions (see S. 2553)

———grain storage facilities (see H.R. 5174)

———rejection of collective bargaining agreements (see H.R. 5174)

Bankruptcy Act: continue transition provisions (see S. 2776)

Bankruptcy courts: appointment of additional judge for Central District of Illinois (see H.R. 6093)

———extension of terms of judges (see H.R. 5270, 5306)

———judge for Central District of Illinois (see S. 2939)

Bankruptcy judges: retirement of certain (see H.R. 6216)

Bankruptcy proceedings: tax treatment of interest on deposit or account (see H.R. 4872)

Bankruptcy Reform Act: extension of transition period (see S. 2507)

Banks and banking: exemption from the notice requirement for records on allegations of criminal misconduct being transferred to Dept. of Justice (see H.R. 6079)

———penalties for bribery and fraud (see H.R. 5588)

Barnes v. Carmen: Senate Legal Counsel representation (see S. Res. 313)

Bataan death march: authorize certain U.S. POW's to bring suits in Court of Claims (see S. 3001)

Bennington, VT: sessions (see H.R. 5777)

Benny, George I. and Alexandra: Senate Legal Counsel representation (see S. Res. 444)

Bers, Naum S.: refer relief bill (H.R. 5869) to Court of Claims (see H. Res. 525)

Boulder, CO: authorize certain sessions (see H.R. 5994)

Bribery: amend U.S. Code with respect to certain (see H.R. 5872)

Bribery and related offenses (see H.R. 5405)

Business records: admissibility in U.S. courts of those kept in foreign countries (see H.R. 5406)

———admissibility of those located in foreign countries (see H.R. 5919)

Byron G. Rogers Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Denver, CO (see H.R. 4700)

Capital offenses: sentencing (see H.R. 5201)

Carl D. Perkins Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Ashland, KY: designate (see S. 3005; H.R. 6255)

Central America: nullify Reagan administration's attempt to withdraw for 2 years U.S. acceptance of International Court of Justice compulsory jurisdiction (see H.R. 5621)

Charleston, SC: deauthorizing public building project (see H.R. 5746)

Child molesting: protection and assistance during administrative and judicial proceedings (see S. Con. Res. 120)

Children: mandatory life sentence for certain kidnapings (see H.R. 5842)

———protection and assistance to victims of sexual assault during administrative and judicial proceedings (see H. Con. Res. 367)

Chippewa Tribe: use and distribution of judgment funds to Lake Superior and Mississippi Bands (see H.R. 5733)

Civil action against U.S.: effective date of accumulated interest in money judgment (see H.R. 5706)

Civil cases: arbitration (see S. 2259)

Civil matters: establish order of hearing (see H.R. 5645)

Claims: award of prejudgment interest (see S. 2261)

Competition: unlawful sale of goods below cost and compensation for private parties injured by such action (see H.R. 5237)

Comprehensive Crime Control Act: enact (see H.R. 5963)

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: amend (see S. 2892; H.R. 5640)

Computer data base piracy and counterfeiting (see H.R. 4646)

Computer programing: copyright protection (see S. Con. Res. 117)

Computers: penalties for fraud and related activities (see S. 2864)

———penalties for fraud in connection with access devices (see H.R. 5112, 5616)

Contracts: civil penalties for false claims and statements (see H.R. 5509)

Controlled substances: Federal statute for certain robberies and burglaries (see H.R. 5105, 5222)

———improve forfeiture provisions and strengthen penalties (see H.R. 4901)

Counterfeit goods or services: FTC authority to initiate seizure actions (see H.R. 5929)

Court of Appeals: multiple appeal selection (see H.R. 5365)

Credit guarantors: disallow avoidance of transfers in payment of debts evidenced by certain notes (see H.R. 5148)

Crime and criminals: real life imprisonment (see S. 2327)

———reform sentencing procedures (see H.R. 5773)

Criminal fines: improve collection (see S. 2876; H.R. 5684, 5846)

Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax Act: revise basis for issuing notices of deficiency and determining judicial review of ``oil item'' (see H.R. 5934)

Custody: escape from, resulting from civil commitment (see H.R. 5526)

Customs fraud: clarify access to grand jury proceedings (see S. 2531)

Death penalty (see H.R. 4905)

———amend U.S. Code (see H.R. 5594)

———consideration of H.R. 5594 (see H. Res. 539)

———constitutional procedures for imposition (see H.R. 4937)

Debt owed the U.S.: authorize contracts retaining private counsel to furnish legal services (see H.R. 6218)

Denaturalized individuals: prohibit payment of social security benefits (see H.R. 5697)

Dept. of Defense: administrative remedy for false claims and other fraudulent acts (see S. 3044)

District of Columbia: appointment process for judges (see H.R. 5378)

———authority of District of Columbia Council (see H.R. 5380)

———change appointment process for judges (see H.R. 5636)

———change in appointment process for judges (see H.R. 5951)

———judicial service of retired judges (see H.R. 6007)

———judicial services of retired judges (see H.R. 5379)

———jurisdictional limit of Small Claims and Conciliation Branch (see H.R. 5322)

Divorce or separation decree: make nondischargeable, debts for liabilities under the terms of a property settlement (see H.R. 5825)

Doe, Baby Jane: payment of attorneys' fees to family (see S. Con. Res. 123)

Drug abuse: Federal criminal offense for operation of common carrier while intoxicated (see S. 3020)

———forfeiture of illegal profits (see S. 2591)

———improve enforcement of Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act (see H.R. 6031)

———minimum prison sentences for certain violations involving persons under age 21 (see H.R. 5998)

———penalties for major offenses (see S. 2591)

———use of forfeiture funds for prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 6211)

Drugs: profits and property controlled by traffickers (see S. 2216)

Education: clarify meaning of phrase ``program or activity'' relative to civil rights as applied to institutions receiving Federal assistance (see S. 3079)

———constitutional amendment prohibiting orders requiring attendance at a particular school (see H.J. Res. 651)

Education of the Handicapped Act: authorize award of reasonable attorneys' fees to certain prevailing parties (see S. 2859; H.R. 6014)

Elections: criminal penalty for exit polling done with intent to reveal results prematurely (see H.R. 6431)

———penalty for theft of confidential campaign information (see H.R. 5719)

Electronic Surveillance Act: enact (see H.R. 6343)

Eminent domain: restore right to jury trial in certain cases involving exercise by the Government (see H.R. 6107, 6127)

Employer's legal services: correction in enrollment of H.R. 5361 (see H. Con. Res. 378)

Equal Access to Justice Act: extension (see H.R. 6393)

Extradition procedures (see S. 2236)

Federal crime: prevent profiteering (see H.R. 5215)

Federal employees: prohibitions against certain crimes (see H.R. 5150)

———protection for whistleblowers (see S. 2927; H.R. 6145, 6149)

Federal prisons: criminal penalties for contraband and riots (see H.R. 5910)

Federal programs: civil penalties for false claims and statements by recipients of property, services, or money (see H.R. 5509)

Firearms: enhanced penalties for consecutive convictions of burglaries or robberies (see H.R. 6248)

———mandatory penalty in Federal felonies (see H.R. 5320)

First amendment rights: criminal penalties for violations (see H.R. 4828)

Fish and fisheries: jurisdiction and authority of coastal States (see H.R. 6056)

Foreign diplomats: penalty for use of firearm to commit a felony (see S. 2730; H.R. 5928)

———penalty for use of firearm to commit felony (see S. 2771)

———renegotiate Vienna Convention to eliminate immunity in case of assaults with firearms or explosives (see S. Res. 395)

GPO: Senate Legal Counsel representation in Dr. Paul Kurtz v. William J. Barrett (see S. Res. 468)

Grand jury: amend U.S. Code (see H.R. 5610)

Griffin, Patrick J.: Senate Legal Counsel representation in Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. and LaRouche Campaign v. Donald T. Regan (see S. Res. 413)

Group legal services plans: permanent exclusion from gross income for certain amounts received (see H.R. 6254)

Halverson, Richard C.: Senate Legal Counsel representation in Dr. Paul Kurtz v. Donald T. Regan (see S. Res. 469)

Hato Rey, PR: Clemente Ruiz Nazario Courthouse (see H.R. 5323)

Hauppauge, NY: sessions (see H.R. 5619)

Hazardous substances: Criminal Liability Clarification Act (see S. 2741)

———liability and compensation requirements for Federal facilities (see H.R. 4760)

———liability of corporate officers and employees (see H.R. 5002)

———penalty for business entities for nondisclosure of concealed dangers in certain products and practices (see H.R. 6350)

———strengthen penalty provisions of environmental protection laws (see S. 2665)

Health care: penalty for those who willfully sell or offer for sale drugs, devices, or medical treatment unsafe or ineffective (see H.R. 6050)

———Strike Force on Health Quackery to curb sale and promotion of fraudulent remedies (see H.R. 6051)

Health spa industry: regulations (see H.R. 6148)

Howell, Jay: authorizing testimony (see S. Res. 407)

Human organs: limit liability of certain volunteer workers in transporting (see H.R. 6106)

Indians: use and distribution of judgment funds awarded to Saginaw Chippewa Tribe (see S. 2823; H.R. 5960)

———use and distribution of judgment funds awarded to Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma (see S. 2824)

Indians lands: special magistrates to exercise jurisdiction over Federal offenses and authority of tribal and local law enforcement officers (see S. 3092)

Intelligence agents: extend protection of certain assault and homicide provisions of law (see H.R. 6212, 6272)

International Court of Justice: recognition of jurisdiction (see S.J. Res. 271; H.J. Res. 540; H. Con. Res. 287)

———U.S. acceptance of compulsory jurisdiction with respect to Central America (see H.R. 5621)

IRS: levy and seizure of property (see S. 2400)

Irvin B. Arieff v. Dept. of the Navy: Senate Legal Counsel representation (see S. Res. 344)

John F. Kilkenny U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Pendleton, OR: designate (see H.R. 5997)

Judd Gregg v. Danford L. Sawyer, Jr.: Senate Legal Counsel representation (see S. Res. 346)

Judges: constitutional amendment on periodic reconfirmation by Senate (see H.J. Res. 628)

———pay comparability adjustment (see H.R. 4752)

———rate of pay (see S. 2476)

———rates of pay (see S. 2224)

———specialized corps for certain Federal proceedings (see H.R. 5156)

Justice: improve administration (see H.R. 5384)

Juvenile delinquency: judicial authority to require completion of secondary education (see H. Res. 546)

———standards governing preventive detention (see S. 2854)

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4971)

Kidnapings: mandatory life sentence in case of persons under 18 years of age (see H.R. 5842)

Lake Superior and Mississippi Bands of Chippewa Tribe: use and distribution of judgment funds (see H.R. 5733)

Launch and landing areas: additional restrictions on use of airspace (see H.R. 6219)

Law enforcement: agreements relative to Federal water resource projects (see S. 2936)

Law enforcement officers: protection from civil liability for Federal employees (see S. 3081)

Lawyers: compensation in proceedings involving Federal, State, or local governments (see H.R. 5757)

Legal services: improve delivery (see S. 2420)

Local governments: clarify application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 5573)

LSC: eligibility determination (see H.R. 4658, 4659)

Maritime claims: limitation of liability (see H.R. 5207)

Mathias, Senator: staff authorized to testify (see S. Res. 419)

———staff members authorized to testify (see S. Res. 406)

Medical malpractice: liability system (see H.R. 5400)

Medical records: penalty for unauthorized access to, or alteration of, through a telecommunications device (see H.R. 5831)

———penalty for unauthorized direct access through telecommunications device (see H.R. 4954)

Medicare: alternative liability system for medical malpractice (see S. 2690)

Meeting sites: certain judicial districts (see H.R. 6163)

Members of Congress: standing and jurisdiction in civil lawsuits to determine the constitutionality of limitation on honoraria (see S. 2438)

Money judgment: effective date of accumulated interest in civil action against U.S. (see H.R. 5706)

Motor vehicles: penalties for manufacturers who fail to notify owners or purchasers with respect to defects (see H.R. 5614)

Officials: revise disclosure method to accommodate for the effects of inflation (see S. 2990)

———useful and effective disclosure (see H.R. 5572)

Oil spills: cleanup authority and liability (see S. 2421)

Patents, trademarks, and copyrights: strengthen statutory protection of intellectual properties (see H.R. 6024)

Paternity judgment: debt in connection with child support (see H.R. 4820)

Paul C. Weick Federal Building and U.S. Court House, Akron, OH: designate (see H.R. 6347)

Pendleton, OR: John F. Kilkenny U.S. Post Office and Courthouse (see H.R. 5997)

Pensions: survivor benefits for certain remarried spouses (see H.R. 6313)

Polygraph examinations (see H.R. 4681)

———administration and prepublication review requirements by executive departments (see H.R. 5866)

Pornography: legal remedies for children and other victims (see S. 3063)

Post, Rey: authorizing testimony in Vermont v. Jeanne Keller (see S. Res. 401)

———authorizing testimony in Vermont v. Stephen Cram (see S. Res. 400), 15533 [8JN]

Postal Service: codify authority of security officers and increase penalties for law violations (see S. 2393)

POW's: authorize certain Bataan death march survivors to bring suits in Court of Claims (see S. 3001)

Pratt, Roxanna: authorizing testimony in U.S. v. Chung Yup Yum (see S. Res. 393)

President's Commission on Organized Crime: compel attendance and testimony of witnesses and production of information (see H.J. Res. 548)

Pretrial detainees, convicted misdemeanants, and persons appealing their convictions: enfranchisement (see H. Con. Res. 335)

Pretrial services (see H.R. 6160)

Preventive medicine: compensation for vaccine-related injury (see H.R. 5810)

Price fixing: contribution of damages attributable to an agreement by two or more persons to maintain or stabilize prices (see S. 3060; H.R. 6424)

Prices: unlawful sale of goods below cost and compensation for private parties injured by such action (see H.R. 5237)

Prisons: penalty for providing or possessing contraband (see H.R. 5477)

Probation officers: extend protection of certain assault and homicide provisions of law (see H.R. 6212, 6272)

Proceedings: awards of expenses (see H.R. 5479)

Protection of U.S. Personnel Act: enact (see S. 3018)

Public lands: States exemption from statute of limitations for filing suits against the Government over disputed titles (see S. 2750)

Radio: prohibit willful or malicious interference (see S. 2975)

Religious practices and property: penalty for crimes against (see H.R. 6045)

Republicbank, Lubbock v. U.S.: testimony, production of documents, and Senate Legal Counsel representation (see S. Res. 374)

Reynolds, Caronia, & Gianelli (law firm): relief (see S. 2790)

Rockland County, NY: Federal assistance for Brinks robbery trial expenditures (see H.R. 5763)

Rules Enabling Act: enact (see H.R. 6344)

Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan: use and distribution of judgment funds (see S. 2823; H.R. 5960)

Seized and forfeited property: centralized management and disposal (see H.R. 6363)

Semiconductor chips: protection against unauthorized duplication of mask works (see H.R. 5525)

Senate Legal Counsel representation: Dr. Paul Kurtz v. William J. Barrett (see S. Res. 468)

———George I. and Alexandra Benny (see S. Res. 444)

———John F. Sopko (see S. Res. 443)

———Production Steel, Inc. v. Bethlehem Steel Corp. (see S. Res. 471)

———Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedure (see S. Res. 475)

———Writ of Habeas Corpus Ad Testificandum to Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (see S. Res. 470)

Sentencing (see H.R. 4827, 6012)

Sentencing procedures (see S. 2240)

Sessions in judicial districts: authorize changes in installment of H.R. 6163 (see S. Con. Res. 154)

Sex crimes: new parole status for certain offenders (see S. 3067)

Sexual assaults: amend U.S. Code (see H.R. 6284)

———reform Federal laws (see H.R. 4876)

Shipowners: limitation of liability (see H.R. 5207)

Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation, WA: Dexter by the Sea claim settlement (see H.R. 5714)

Small business: amend Equal Access to Justice Act (see H.R. 5059)

Solid waste: clarify liability for disposal of hazardous substances (see S. 2741)

Sopko, John F.: Senate Legal Counsel representation (see S. Res. 443)

States: exemption from statute of limitations for filing suits against the Government over disputed titles (see S. 2750)

———special defense to the liability of political subdivisions in civil rights cases (see H.R. 4938)

Subcontractors suits: interest and legal fees in granted judgments (see H.R. 4759)

Support of dependents: enforcement by employer located in Federal enclave or any area of Federal jurisdiction (see H.R. 5880)

Supreme Court: greater discretion in selecting cases it will review (see H.R. 5644)

Taxation: allow disregard of certain administrative and judicial interpretations (see H.R. 5821)

———amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 5028)

———permanent exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 6254)

Tehran American School: claim (see S. 2964)

Telephones: forbid recording of conversations by Federal officers and employees without the consent of all parties (see H.R. 5873)

Television: home reception for satellite-transmitted noncommercial programs (see S. 2437; H.R. 5176)

Texas: McAllen Division (see H.R. 4662)

Trademarks: strengthen laws against counterfeiting (see H.R. 5532, 6071)

Travelers Insurance Corp. v. U.S.: testimony, production of documents, and Senate Legal Counsel representation (see S. Res. 374)

Victims: assistance (see H.R. 5366)

Victims of crime: assistance and compensation (see S. 2423; H.R. 5124)

Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority: change effective date of liability in workers' compensation cases (see H.R. 6392)

White Sands Missile Range, NM: refer relief bill (S. 2761) for ranchers to Court of Claims (see S. Res. 405)

Witnesses: recommendations from President's Commission on Organized Crime (see H.J. Res. 548)

World War II: authorize certain Bataan death march survivors to bring suits in Court of Claims (see S. 3001)

Wrecked vessel statute: repeal (see H.R. 5458)

Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma: use and distribution of judgment funds (see S. 2824; H.R. 6221)

Youth: mandatory life sentence for certain kidnapings (see H.R. 5842)

———mandatory sentences for certain violent felonies (see H.R. 5546)

———relief from collateral, results of convictions of certain first offenses (see H.R. 5891)

Biographies

Circuit court nominees confirmed (sundry), 13503 [23MY], 21105, 21106 [26JY]

Jean G. Bissell, 15585 [8JN]

Booklets

``Rights of Students'' (excerpt), 19230 [27JN]

Books

``Criminals and Victims—A Trial Judge Reflects'', Lois Forer (excerpt), 837 [30JA]

``Death Penalties—The Supreme Court's Obstacle Course'', Raoul Berger (excerpt), 2889-2892 [22FE]

``Ten Rillington Place'', Ludovic Kennedy, 2218 [8FE]

Brief

NLRB v. Bildisco & Bildisco, 6504, 6505 [26MR]

Search and seizure: ABA (excerpt), 2094 [7FE]

U.S. Court of International Trade decision rejecting Dept. of Commerce's use of the rule that certain benefits are not subsidies, 21299 [26JY]

U.S.-flag vessels cargo preference requirements: amicus curiae, 4057 [1MR]

Broadcasts

Uniform product liability laws: WRJN-Radio (Racine, WI), 2565 [9FE]

Cloture motions

Death penalty: constitutional procedures for imposition (S. 1765), 2147 [7FE], 2471 [9FE]

Wilkinson, J. Harvie, III: confirmation, 21103 [26JY], 21587 [31JY], 23284 [9AU]

Colloquies

Genocide Convention ratification: William H. Rehnquist with Frank Church and John Sherman Cooper (1970), 26593 [24SE]

———William H. Rehnquist with Jacob Javits and John Sherman Cooper (1970), 26594 [24SE]

Judiciary nomination of J. Harvie Wilkinson III: between Senators Specter, Thurmond, and Kennedy, 13491 [23MY]

Communications from

Administrative Office, U.S. Courts: Judicial Conference's opposition to enactment of H.R. 4403, 5690 (EC2917) [15MR], 5932 (EC2814) [20MR]

———opposition to proposed Paul P. Rao U.S. Court of International Trade, 1674 (EC2444) [2FE]

———report, 3587 (EC2735) [28FE], 4160 (EC2670) [1MR]

———report on allocated position grades, 6159 (EC2817) [21MR]

———report on applications for court orders to permit interception of wire or oral communications, 10458 (EC3121) [1MY], 10771 (EC3260) [2MY]

———report on applications for delays of notice and customer challenges, 10458 (EC3117) [1MY]

Appointment: Judge Nims, 674 (EC2348) [27JA]

———Judge Speer, 674 (EC2349) [27JA]

Bankruptcy Court: report, 3019 (EC2669) [22FE], 4345 (EC2717) [5MR]

Bankruptcy Court judgeship: appointments, 44 (EC2082, EC2083, EC2084, EC2085, EC2086, EC2087, EC2088, EC2089, EC2090) [23JA], 45 (EC2091, EC2092, EC2093, EC2094, EC2095, EC2096, EC2097, EC2098, EC2099, EC2100, EC2101, EC2102, EC2103, EC2124, EC2125, EC2126, EC2127, EC2128, EC2129, EC2130, EC2131, EC2145) [23JA], 204 (EC2172, EC2173, EC2174, EC2175, EC2176, EC2177, EC2178, EC2179, EC2181, EC2182, EC2183, EC2184) [24JA], 205 (EC2185, EC2186, EC2187, EC2188, EC2189, EC2190, EC2191, EC2192, EC2193, EC2194, EC2195, EC2196, EC2197, EC2198, EC2199, EC2200, EC2201, EC2202, EC2203, EC2204, EC2205) [24JA], 408 (EC2247, EC2248, EC2249, EC2250, EC2251, EC2252) [25JA], 878 (EC2350, EC2351, EC2352, EC2353, EC2354, EC2355, EC2356, EC2357, EC2358, EC2359, EC2360, EC2361, EC2362, EC2363, EC2364, EC2365, EC2366, EC2367, EC2368, EC2369, EC2370, EC2371, EC2372, EC2373, EC2374, EC2375, EC2376, EC2377, EC2378, EC2379, EC2380) , 879 (EC2381, EC2382, EC2383, EC2384, EC2385, EC2386, EC2387, EC2388, EC2389) [30JA], 2258 (EC2535, EC2536) [8FE], 3148 (EC2564, EC2565) [23FE], 3426 (EC2586, EC2587) [27FE], 3427 (EC2614, EC2615, EC2616) [27FE], 3656 (EC2647) [28FE], 4159, 4160 (EC2648, EC2668, EC2679) [1MR], 5932 (EC2813) [20MR], 6419 (EC2888) [22MR], 7074 (EC2917) [29MR], 7075 (EC2934, EC2935) [29MR], 20701 (EC3787) [24JY], 21384 (EC3607) [27JY]

Chief Justice: proceedings of Judicial Conference, 23319 (EC3653) [9AU]

Claims Court: Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community v. U.S., judgment order, 20478 (EC3540) [23JY], 20548 (EC3759) [23JY]

———judgments, 117, 118 (EC2394, EC2395, EC2407) [23JA], 408 (EC2255) [25JA], 6997 (EC3026) [29MR], 7373 (EC2941) [2AP]

———Lance Industries, Inc. v. United States, 15340 (EC3325) [7JN]

———Sea Gate, Inc. and Charles M. Reeves, Jr. v. U.S., 32516 (EC3878) [14NO]

———Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, Fort Hall Reservation, ID v. U.S., judgment order, 19641 (EC3466) [28JN], 21510 (EC3820) [30JY]

———White Mountain Apache Tribe of Arizona v. U.S., 32516 (EC3904) [14NO]

Copy of order in Rincon Band of Mission Indians of California v. U.S., 674 (EC2347) [27JA]

Decisions and judgments: report, 1674 (EC2445) [2FE]

Federal judges salaries: report, 46 (EC2161) [23JA]

Federal Judicial Center: report, 763 (EC2531) [30JA], 1675 (EC2467) [2FE]

Judgeship: acceptance, 204 (EC2172, EC2173, EC2174, EC2175, EC2176, EC2177, EC2178, EC2179) [24JA], 1674 (EC2446, EC2447) [2FE], 1789 (EC2485, EC2486) [3FE]

Judgments: rendered by, 42 (EC2024) [23JA]

Judicial retirement system and judicial survivors' annuities system: financial report, 17180 (EC3428) [19JN], 17728 (EC3610) [21JN]

Ninth Circuit: Judicial Council and Court of Appeals report, 24680 (EC3706) [10SE]

———Omnibus Judgeship Act, 24319 (EC3952) [5SE]

Remedial action on salaries of judges: report, 119 (EC2456) [23JA]

Senior civil service positions: report, 5119 (EC2869) [12MR]

Tax Court judges: retirement plan, 26170 (EC4051) [19SE], 26612 (EC3821) [24SE]

Comparisons

Judiciary qualifications of Stephen G. Breyer and J. Harvie Wilkinson III, 21595 [31JY]

Court decisions

Abduction for purposes of criminal prosecution: Hugo Black, 29180 [3OC]

AFL-CIO: Justice Lucas, 24310 [5SE]

Brown v. Allen (habeas corpus petitions): Justice Felix Frankfurter (1953), 1858 [6FE]

Brown v. Board of Education (school integration), 5413 [14MR]

Death penalty imposition: sundry, 2208, 2223 [8FE], 2467, 2468 [9FE], 2705 [21FE], 2868-2870, 2879, 2881 [22FE]

Engel v. Vitale, 4466, 4488 [5MR]

Federal v. State jurisdiction in bankruptcy cases: Supreme Court (1936), 13066 [21MY]

Freedom of Information Act guidelines: sundry, 3498, 3508, 3509 [27FE]

Habeas corpus petitions: sundry, 1858-1860 [6FE]

Lau v. Nichols, 7564 [3AP]

Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision regarding sex discrimination in insurance rates, 30745 [5OC]

Pretrial detention: District of Columbia Court of Appeals (excerpt), 1815 [3FE]

———U.S. v. Edwards, U.S. District Court, 986 [31JA]

Public input relative to Government in the Sunshine Act: U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, 3471 [27FE]

Search and seizure warrants: U.S. v. Owens, 2090 [7FE]

———sundry, 2084-2086, 2093, 2094, 2099-2101, 2104-2107 [7FE]

Separation of church and state: sundry excerpts, 4325-4327 [5MR], 4578, 4585 [6MR], 4756 [7MR], 4892, 4893, 4898 [8MR], 5265, 5319 [13MR], 5421, 5443 [14MR], 5838 [19MR], 5905 [21MR]

State funding of abortion: Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, 5378 [13MR]

Decisions

Bruce Merli v. Sec. of HHS Heckler (social security disability benefits), 24698 [10SE]

Farmers Home Administration farm credit practices, 4768 [7MR]

Frisbie v. Collins: Supreme Court (prosecution of foreign nationals), 26650 [25SE]

Investment Company Institute v. Comptroller of the Currency (securities investments), 25297, 25299 [13SE]

Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan (gender-based classifications), 5986 [20MR]

Monsanto v. Spray Rite (vertical price fixing), 7005 [29MR]

NLRB v. Bildisco & Bildisco (debtor in bankruptcy), 6697-6708 [27MR]

NY v. Ferber (child pronography), 7198 [30MR]

Preliminary determination by LSC to deny refunding to Western Center on Law and Poverty, Inc., 23270 [9AU]

Religious activities in schools, 19239, 19246, 19247 [27JN]

Securities Industry Association v. FRS (securities activities), 25328 [13SE]

Separation of church and state: sundry excerpts, 4322, 4325-4327 [5MR], 4578, 4585, 4589 [6MR], 4738, 4752, 4754, 4756 [7MR], 5727-5731 [15MR], 5838 [19MR], 5904 [20MR], 15005 [6JN]

Social security disability benefits eligibility, 6591 [27MR]

U.S. v. Western Electric Co., Inc., 26 [23JA], 524 [26JA]

VA Regulatory Authority: U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 29953 [4OC]

Declarations

International Court of Justice jurisdiction: Harry S. Truman (1946), 8532 [10AP], 9248 [12AP]

Definitions

Withholding of medical treatment for certain infants with life-threatening conditions, 21158 [26JY]

Documents

Allegations of Questionable Activities Relating to Judiciary Nomination of J. Harvie Wilkinson III, 12634 [17MY], 13503-13516 [23MY], 21112-21124 [26JY]

Constitution: Bill of Rights (excerpt), 5268 [13MR]

Constitution, article I, section 8, 13066 [21MY]

Evaluation Criteria on Appointments to the District Courts: ABA, 14845 [4JN]

Execution of William Jones and Henry Pittaway, Parish Records, Taynton Church, Oxfordshire, England (1824), 2894 [22FE]

Horror Stories/Adverse Consequences of Court Rulings, 4479 [5MR]

Pardon of Timothy J. Evans, Queen Elizabeth II, 2218 [8FE]

Treaties in Force (Jan. 1, 1983), 11716 [10MY]

U.N. Charter (excerpt on international arbitration), 11716 [10MY]

Essays

Crime Control—The Search for Predators, Alfred Blumstein, 837 [30JA]

Growth of the Law: Benjamin Cardozo (excerpt), 23284 [9AU]

Humanitarian Theory of Punishment, C. S. Lewis, 2887-2889 [22FE]

Explanations

Amendments to Comprehensive Crime Control Act-612 [26JA]

Bankruptcy Court and Federal Judgeship Act (H.R. 5174): House revisions to title I, 20081 [29JN]

Discrimination prohibition in federally assisted programs (S. 2568), 9255-9257 [12AP]

Medical treatment for disabled infants, 21152 [26JY]

Voluntary school prayer amendment: White House, 5426-5431 [14MR]

Guidelines

Debt collection lawyer fees: Dun & Bradstreet, 20782 [25JY]

Equal Access to Justice Act, 32067-32069 [11OC]

Standards for consideration of judiciary candidates: ABA (excerpt), 23281 [9AU]

Interviews

Criminal justice system: Phil Donahue with falsely convicted persons, 2224 [8FE]

Letters

Antitrust action enforcement: Dept. of Justice, 21608 [31JY]

Appointment of Edward Toles to Bankruptcy Court, northern district of Illinois (sundry), 2637 [9FE]

Armor-piercing bullets: Wayne LaPierre for the National Rifle Association of America, 29700 [4OC]

Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act (H.R. 5174): Committee on the Judiciary, 24101 [10AU]

Bankruptcy Court Act (H.R. 3): Fuller & Henry, Toledo, OH, 5077 [8MR]

Bankruptcy court jurisdiction: National Bankruptcy Conference, 17153 [19JN]

———Senator DeConcini, 17154 [19JN]

Bankruptcy court system: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, 5716 [15MR]

Bankruptcy judges: Senator DeConcini, 28065 [1OC]

Computer crime prevention legislation: Congressional Crime Caucus (Dear Colleague), 20891 [25JY]

Crime Control Act: Attorney General Smith, 834 [30JA]

Criminal judgments collateral review procedures: National Association of Attorneys General, 1856 [6FE]

Criminal justice reform: National Committee Against Repressive Legislation, 3960 [29FE]

Death penalty in the U.S.: James Carey, 11478 [8MY]

———sundry, 2210, 2212, 2222, 2237, 2240 [8FE], 2456, 2460 [9FE], 2707 [21FE], 2878, 2885 [22FE]

Dept. of HHS Office for Civil Rights funding: several Senators, 26478 [21SE]

Designation of Hauppauge, NY, as site for holding court: Steven Flanders, for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 28973 [3OC]

Detention of alien witnesses: Representative Gonzalez correspondence with Texas district court judge (sundry), 3934 [29FE]

Electronic surveillance of wire communications: Committee on the Judiciary, 6095 [21MR]

———Dept. of Justice, 1272 [1FE], 1568, 1569, 1576 [2FE], 6095 [21MR]

———National Security Council, 1568 [2FE]

Expert witness testimony: American Psychiatric Association, 1005 [31JA]

———Dept. of Justice, 1005 [31JA]

Extradition reform proposals (sundry), 24650 [10SE]

Financial compensation for legal fees in Baby Jane Doe case: Dept. of Justice, 15556 [8JN]

———Senators Durenberger and Hatfield, 15556, 15557 [8JN]

General Dynamics contracting investigation: Dept. of Justice, 10325 [30AP]

Habeas corpus petitions: Dept. of Justice, 1864 [6FE]

Impact of H.R. 5712 on fiduciary functions: LSC, 19528 [28JN]

Investigation of judicial lobbying activities: Senators East, Denton, and Symms, 4297 [2MR]

It would be uniform, all right—uniformly unfair: Consumers Union, 22864 [8AU]

Judiciary nomination of Bruce D. Beaudin: Andrew L. Sonner, 25994 [19SE]

———Bernard D. Crooke, 25995 [19SE]

———Charles A. Horsky, 25995 [19SE]

———Charles F. C. Ruff, 25995 [19SE]

———Charles R. Work, 25995 [19SE]

———David J. McCarthy, Jr., 25996 [19SE]

———David M. Barrett, 25995 [19SE]

———Geoffrey M. Alprin, 25995 [19SE]

———Leslie H. Rowe, 25996 [19SE]

———Michael F. Curtin, 25996 [19SE]

———Nicholas S. Nunzio, 25995 [19SE]

———Robert X. Perry, Jr., 25996 [19SE]

———Ronal D. Cox, 25995 [19SE]

———Thomas G. Ross, 25996 [19SE]

Judiciary nomination of J. Harvie Wilkinson III: ABA, 13488, 13490, 13516 [23MY], 14064, 14066, 14069 [24MY], 14845 [4JN], 21104 [26JY], 21591-21594, 21598 [31JY], 23282 [9AU]

———Dept. of Justice, 13496 [23MY]

———Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, 13503 [23MY], 21106 [26JY]

———Lewis F. Powell, Jr., 13496 [23MY], 14069 [24MY], 21592 [31JY], 23282 [9AU]

———Senator Specter, 23282 [9AU]

———Senators Kennedy and Metzenbaum, 21106 [26JY]

———Senators Kennedy, Biden, and Metzenbaum, 12634 [17MY], 21112 [26JY]

———University of Virginia Law School student (excerpt), 21596 [31JY]

Juvenile justice program extension to include a missing children program: Dept. of Justice, 23668 [10AU]

Medical treatment of infants with life-threatening conditions: Christian Action Council, 21145 [26JY]

———National Child Abuse Coalition, 21145 [26JY]

———National Right to Life Committee, Inc., 21145 [26JY]

———Sec. of HHS Heckler, 21145 [26JY]

Notice of acceptance of bankruptcy court appointment: Arthur N. Votolato, Jr., 2145 [7FE]

———Barney E. Eaton, 7497 [3AP]

———David P. McDonald, 8441 [9AP]

———David W. Houston III, 7497 [3AP]

———Edward B. Toles, 223 [24JA]

———Fred F. Fielding, 904 [30JA]

———George S. Wright, 2061 [7FE]

———L. Chandler Watson, Jr., 2061 [7FE]

———Nicholas W. Sufana, 623 [26JA]

———Robert E. Brauer, 8441 [9AP]

———Robert K. Rodibaugh, 623 [26JA]

———Robert L. Bayt, 623 [26JA]

———Rodney Bernard, Jr., 70 [23JA], 1365 [1FE]

———Russell N. Nehrig, 623 [26JA]

———Stephen B. Coleman, 2061 [7FE]

———T. H. Kingsmill, Jr., 70 [23JA], 1365 [1FE]

Performance of child support enforcement agencies: GAO, 627 [26JA]

Pretrial detention reform proposals: Dept. of Justice, 990 [31JA], 1817, 1818 [3FE]

Product Liability Act (S. 44): ABA, 22865, 22866 [8AU]

———Consumer Federation of America, 22864 [8AU]

———Consumers Union, 22863 [8AU]

Product liability law: Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 22524 [6AU]

———Attorneys Congressional Campaign Trust, 22524 [6AU]

Protecting members of the Intelligence Community and Federal probation officers (H.R. 6272): CIA, 27803 [28SE]

Qualifications for enhanced retirement for bankruptcy judges: James M. Burns, 13074 [21MY]

Religious activities in schools: ACLU, 19231 [27JN]

———Judith Jankowski, 19238 [27JN]

———Los Angeles County, CA, Office of County Counsel (sundry), 19214-19216 [27JN]

———Sam Sparks, 19216 [27JN]

———William F. Kidd, 19238 [27JN]

Role of repeat offenders in criminal assaults: Dept. of Justice, 3093 [23FE]

———Edward G. Rendell (sundry), 3096 [23FE]

———National District Attorneys Association, 3092 [23FE]

Sentencing reform: Dept. of Justice, 840 [30JA]

Separation of church and state: David L. Grove, 5128 [12MR]

———George Washington, 5728 [15MR]

———National Council on Educational Research, 5731 [15MR]

———Thomas Jefferson, 4342 [5MR], 5727 [15MR]

———sundry, 5836 [19MR], 5900, 5902 [20MR]

———sundry excerpts, 4581 [6MR], 4896 [8MR], 5432, 5435, 5447 [14MR], 5728 [15MR]

Subpoena power for President's Commission on Organized Crime to compel attendance and testimony of witnesses, 11092 [7MY]

Superfund compensation options: Senator Stafford, 25382 [13SE]

Transmittal of the Legal Fees Equity Act (S. 2802): Dept. of Justice, 19385 [27JN]

Trial evidence exclusionary rule application: Dept. of Justice, 2095 [7FE]

White Sands Missile Range, NM, land relief: Alice L. Cox, 16450 [14JN]

———Dept. of the Army, 16450 [14JN]

———Laura E. McKinley, 16449 [14JN]

Lists

Bankruptcy Court and Federal Judgeship Act (S. 1013; H.R. 5174): Senate amendments, 13070 [21MY]

———subtitle provisions, 13060 [21MY]

Congressional staff members who worked on criminal justice system reform legislation, 29692 [4OC]

Counsel for the parties in AFL-CIO v. March Fong Eu, 32066 [11OC]

Court decisions relative to access to school facilities, 12066 [14MY]

Crime legislation signed into law and those passed by the House, 22090 [2AU]

False criminal identification victims, 2237 [8FE]

Legal and civic organization affiliations of Jean G. Bissell, 15584 [8JN]

States filing amicus curiae brief in Block v. North Dakota, 15855 [12JN]

Supporters of S. 2568, prohibiting discrimination in federally assisted programs, 9257 [12AP]

Memorandums

Bankruptcy Reorganization, 13070 [21MY]

Civil Rights Enforcement: Dept. of Justice (excerpt), 17076 [19JN]

Evans-Christie Cases and the Abolition of Capital Punishment in Britain: Library of Congress, 2218 [8FE]

Federal District Court Organization Act (H.R. 6163)—Semiconductor Chip Protection, 30945-31739 [10OC]

National Endowment for Democracy—Opening a Pandora's Box: Council on Hemispheric Affairs, 17617 [20JN]

Trial Evidence Exclusionary Rule Application: National Association of Attorneys General (excerpt), 2096 [7FE]

Memorials of legislature

California, 25006 [12SE]

Hawaii, 10773 [2MY]

Iowa, 10345 [30AP], 13082 [21MY]

Mississippi, 19641 [28JN]

Virgin Islands, 316 [24JA]

Virginia, 4529 [5MR], 5736 [15MR], 12440 [16MY]

Messages

No-Fault Mechanism for Compensation of Railroad Employees: William H. Taft (1912), 9356 [12AP]

Treaties With Several Countries: President Reagan, 9696 [24AP]

Voluntary School Prayer Amendment, President Reagan, 5426 [14MR]

Motion

Appropriations: making (H.R. 5712), 19527 [28JN]

Notices

Child support enforcement amendments hearings, Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, 32547 [12OC]

Opinions

Balanced budget amendment: Justice Kaus (excerpt), 24310 [5SE]

Liability for medical expenses of handicapped child: New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Schreiber, 23385 [9AU]

Rights of handicapped children to education: Supreme Court (excerpt), 20624 [24JY]

Pamphlets

Counseling Older Clients, Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly, 1806 [3FE]

Papers

Crime Against the Elderly in the U.S.: American Association of Retired Persons, 997 [31JA]

Petitions

Appeal rights of veterans: Pennsylvania American Legion, 24101 [10AU]

Attorney's fees in civil rights actions: Edward Ronwin, 6651 [27MR]

Clemente Ruiz Nazario Federal Courthouse, Hato Rey, PR: U.S. District Court, San Juan, PR, 14345 [24MY]

———W. H. Beckerley, 14345 [24MY]

Compensation for attorneys appointed under Criminal Justice Act: Ninth Circuit District Judges Association, 9758 [24AP]

Comprehensive Crime Control Act: National District Attorneys Association, San Diego, CA, Board of Directors, 24535 [6SE]

Criminal Justice Act: Ninth Circuit District Judges Association, 10344 [30AP]

Deportation proceedings: Miami, FL, City Council, 6294 [21MR]

Good faith exception, exclusionary rule: Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police, 25185 [12SE]

Immunity: Kansas City, MO, City Council, 12440 [16MY]

Judicial education funds: National Association of Women Judges, 1676 [2FE]

Protection of municipalities from liability under antitrust laws: Falls Church, VA, City Council, 4764 [7MR]

———Norfolk, VA, City Council, 12599 [16MY]

———Stafford County, VA, Board of Supervisors, 13048 [21MY]

Press releases

Pagan motorcycle gang members indicted on drug charges: office of the U.S. attorney for the eastern district of Pennsylvania, 21819 [1AU]

Steel import frauds: Senator Heinz, 7733 [4AP]

Proclamations

Sacco and Vanzetti: Michael S. Dukakis, Governor of Massachusetts, 2227 [8FE]

Questions and answers

Product Liability Act (S. 44): ABA response to Senator Hollings, 22867 [8AU]

Protection from civil liability for Federal law enforcement and investigative officers, 31244 [10OC]

Quotations

J. Harvie Wilkinson III judiciary nomination (sundry), 21592 [31JY]

Remarks in House

Aircraft Sabotage Act: enact (H.R. 5690), 28533, 28592-28611 [2OC]

Airlines: economic impact of bankruptcy, 1923 [6FE]

Alternative Medical Liability Act: enact, 9031 [11AP]

Anderson, Alfred: tribute, 6010 [20MR]

Anticrime legislation, 21712 [31JY]

———Senate consideration, 21647 [31JY]

Anti-Semitic incidents: penalties (H.R. 473), 31763 [10OC]

Appropriations: making (H.R. 5712), 14576-14619 [31MY], 17617 [20JN]

———making (H.R. 5712), amendments in disagreement, 22993-23017 [8AU]

———making (H.R. 5712), appointment of conferees, 20634 [24JY]

———making (H.R. 5712), conference report, 22974-23017 [8AU]

———making (H.R. 5712), filing conference report, 22204 [2AU]

Armed Career Criminal Act: enact (H.R. 6248), 28095 [1OC]

Armed Forces: allow medical malpractice law suits (H.R. 1942), 7887 [4AP], 22371 [6AU]

Armor-piercing bullets: ban manufacture, importation, and sale (H.R. 6067), 27619 [27SE]

———regulate manufacture and importation (H.R. 5845), 27619 [27SE]

Asbestos: classroom hazard, 31102 [9OC]

Asbestos Workers' Recovery Act: enact, 19999, 20000 [28JN]

Aviation Drug-Trafficking Control Act: enact (H.R. 1580), 20637 [24JY]

———enact (H.R. 1580), S. 1146 passed in lieu, 20679 [24JY]

———enact (S. 1146), 20677 [24JY]

———enact (S. 1146), appointment of conferees, 20679 [24JY]

Bail: reform proposals, 5957 [20MR], 10189 [26AP], 12491 [16MY], 15078 [6JN], 28594 [2OC]

Bail Reform Act: amend (H.R. 5865), 16340 [14JN]

Bankruptcy: appoint judges (H.R. 3), 4708 [6MR], 5077 [8MR], 5568 [14MR]

———clarify circumstances under which a collective bargaining agreement may be rejected (H.R. 4908), 5814 [15MR]

———reform, 1061 [31JA]

———reform laws, 1923 [6FE]

Bankruptcy Act: continue transition provisions (H.R. 5545), 10201 [30AP]

———continue transition provisions (S. 2776), 17228 [20JN]

Bankruptcy Court Act: enact (H.R. 5174), 5959, 5989 [20MR]

Bankruptcy courts: reform proposals, 14300 [24MY]

Bankruptcy judges: appointment, jurisdiction, and number, 24128 [10AU]

———appointment (H.R. 5174), appointment of additional conferees, 17710 [21JN]

———appointment (H.R. 5174), conference report, 20233 [29JN]

———extending terms (H.R. 5306), 7250 [30MR]

———technical corrections with respect to retirement of certain (H.R. 6216), 28064 [1OC]

Bankruptcy Reform Act: extension of transition period (S. 2507), 7255 [30MR]

———extension of transition period (S. 2570), 9514 [12AP]

Banks: strengthen laws concerning financial fraud (H.R. 5872), 21491 [30JY]

Boulder, CO: authorize the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado (H.R. 5994), 20440 [29JN]

Brinks trial: reimbursements to Rockland County, NY, for expenses (H.R. 5763), 14616 31MY, 14771 [31MY]

Bullets: ban manufacture, importation, and sale of armor-piercing (H.R. 6067), 27619 [27SE]

Business records: admissibility of those located in foreign countries (H.R. 5919), 21494 [30JY], 23171 [8AU]

Carl D. Perkins Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse: designate (H.R. 6255), 25816 [18SE]

Central America: disapproval of President's denial of jurisdiction of World Court regarding (H.J. Res. 540), 8627 [10AP]

Charleston, SC: proposed annex to Federal courthouse building, 19119 [27JN]

Child assault prevention project: tribute, 14388 [24MY]

Child support enforcement amendments: enact (H.R. 4325), conference report, 23039 [8AU]

Child support system: reform proposals, 16341 [14JN]

Children's Defense Act: enact (H.R. 5486), 10975 [3MY]

Clark County, NV: designate Foley Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse (H.R. 4717), 25937 [18SE]

Clemente Ruiz Nazario Courthouse, Hato Rey, PR: designate (H.R. 5323), 7646 [3AP], 23494 [9AU]

Collective bargaining: impact of certain bankruptcy laws, 3195 [23FE]

Comprehensive Crime Control Act: enact (H.R. 2151), 10187, 10188 [26AP], 10924 3MY, 11051 [3MY], 12491 [16MY], 13128 [21MY], 14409 [30MY], 15884 [12JN], 18737 [26JN]

———enact (S. 1762), 10730 [2MY], 10924 [3MY], 12753 [17MY], 14352 [24MY]

———enact (S. 1762), referral action of Committee on Rules, 6871 [28MR]

———enact (S. 1762; H.R. 5963), 26727 [25SE]

Consumer bankruptcy: reform (H.R. 1800), 5568 [14MR]

Controlled substances: penalties for robbery (S. 422), 11392 [8MY]

Correctional Improvements Act: enact (H.R. 6201), 24538 [6SE]

Court of Appeals: multiple appeal selection (H.R. 5365), 16820 [18JN]

Court of appeals for the Federal circuit: technical changes (H.R. 4222), 22365 [6AU]

Court proceedings: expand U.S. liability for legal fees (H.R. 5479), 9533 [12AP]

Crime and criminals: comprehensive legislation, 19017 [27JN]

———death penalty, 25426 [14SE]

Crime legislation: proposed reforms, 27376-27379 [26SE]

Criminal Fine Collection Act: enact (H.R. 5684), 13119, 13135 [21MY]

Criminal Fine Enforcement Act: enact, 16778 [15JN]

———enact (H.R. 5846), 21486 [30JY], 23171 [8AU]

———enact (H.R. 5846), Senate amendments, 32310 [11OC]

Criminal justice: reform proposals, 9707, 9708, 9709, 9710 [24AP], 9916, 9917, 9918, 9919 [25AP], 10189 [26AP], 10608 [1MY], 10731, 10732 [2MY], 10921, 10924 [3MY], 12040, 12041 [14MY], 12490, 12491 [16MY], 12751, 12753, 12754 [17MY], 12983 21MY, 13007 [21MY], 14309-14314 [24MY], 17645 [21JN], 23600 [9AU], 24661 [10SE], 27964 [1OC], 28452, 28594 [2OC], 29312 [3OC], 30314 [5OC], 31671 [10OC]

———reform proposals (H.R. 2151), 10187, 10188 [26AP], 10924 [3MY], 11051 [3MY], 12491 [16MY], 13128 [21MY], 14409 [30MY], 15884 [12JN], 18737 [26JN]

Criminal Justice Information Improvement Act: enact, 11915 [10MY]

Criminal law: insanity defense plea, 14383 [24MY]

Criminals: consider danger to community before pretrial relase (H.R. 5865), 16340 [14JN]

Cultural Property Repose Act: enact (H.R. 5924), 18615 [25JN]

Custody: penalties for escape from (H.R. 5526), 21493 [30JY]

Dangerous Drug Diversion Control Act: enact (H.R. 5656), 25846 [18SE]

Death penalty: anniversary of Supreme Court's Furman v. Georgia decision, 20460 [29JN]

———imposition, 9916, 9917 [25AP], 12040 [14MY]

———proposed constitutional amendment, 10187 [26AP]

———reinstitute at Federal level, 2662 [9FE]

Democratic Party: policy on criminal justice system reform, 28453 [2OC]

Denver, CO: designate the Byron G. Rogers Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse (H.R. 4700), 32309 [12OC]

Discrimination: definition of Federal aid recipient, 18864 [26JN]

District of Columbia Judicial Appointment Authority Act: enact (H.R. 5951), 21466 [30JY]

———enact (H.R. 6007), Senate amendments, 30996 [9OC]

———retirement age (H.R. 3655), 2987 [22FE]

District of Columbia Retired Judge Service Act: enact (H.R. 6007), 21463 [30JY]

Education of the Handicapped Act: amend (H.R. 6014), 20761 [24JY]

Equal Access to Justice Act: amend (H.R. 5479), 24825-24830 [11SE]

———extend (S. 919), 4863 [7MR]

———reauthorize (H.R. 5479), 31406 [10OC]

———reauthorize (H.R. 5479), concurring in Senate amendment to title, 30159 [4OC]

———reauthorize (H.R. 5479), Senate amendment, 30150 [4OC]

Exclusionary rule: application, 1914 [6FE]

———reform, 10729 [2MY]

Extradition Act: enact (H.R. 3347), 24641-24651 [10SE]

Federal Antitampering Act: enact (H.R. 2174), Senate amendments, 14300 [24MY]

Federal Courts Civil Priority Act: enact (H.R. 5645), 24817 [11SE]

Federal Courts Improvement Act: technical amendments (H.R. 4222), 22365 [6AU]

Federal District Court Organization Act: enact (H.R. 6163), 26571, 26572 [24SE], 30931-30956 [9OC]

———enact (H.R. 6163), Senate amendments, 30927, 30931, 30941 [9OC]

———enact (H.R. 6163), technical corrections (S. Con. Res. 154), 32217 [11OC]

Federal district courts: retain jurisdiction over bankruptcy matters (H.R. 3257), 5568 [14MR]

Federal insanity defense: governing (H.R. 3336), 19463 [27JN]

Federal judges: reconfirmation requirements, 21077 [25JY]

Federal Officials Protection Act: enact (H.R. 5589), 11073 [3MY]

Financial Bribery and Fraud Act: amend (H.R. 5872), 21491 [30JY]

Firearms: ban manufacture, importation, and sale of armor-piercing bullets (H.R. 6067), 23600 [9AU], 24155 [10AU]

———mandatory conviction for using during Federal felony (H.R. 2193), 29998 [4OC]

———regulate manufacture and importation of armor piercing bullets (H.R. 5835), 16339 14JN, 16625 [14JN], 17626 [20JN]

———regulate manufacture and importation of armor piercing bullets (H.R. 5845), 16440 [14JN], 17626 [20JN], 20421 [29JN]

Food, drugs, or cosmetics: penalties for adulterating (H.R. 2174), Senate amendments, 14300 [24MY]

Foreign diplomats: penalty for use of firearm to commit felony (H.R. 5928), 18998 [26JN]

Garcia, Edward J.: nomination as judge confirmed, 7652 [3AP]

Gibson, Philip H.: tribute, 11906 [10MY]

Government witnesses: provide protection in criminal proceedings, 13010-13018 [21MY], 13315 [22MY]

Grain storage facilities bankruptcy (H.R. 5174), appointment of conferees, 17710 [21JN]

———conference report, 20233 [29JN]

Grand Jury Reform Act: enact, 11052 [3MY]

Grandparents: visitation rights (H. Con. Res. 45), 2958 [22FE], 3688 [28FE], 24933 [11SE]

Group legal services: extend employer tax exemption (H.R. 5361), 7888 [4AP], 28019 [1OC], 28021 [2OC], 32294 [11OC]

———extend employer tax exemption (H.R. 5361), Senate amendments, 32289-32301, 32306 [11OC]

———extend employer tax exemption (H.R. 5361), technical corrections (H. Con. Res. 378), 32308 [11OC], 32340 [12OC]

Hazardous substances: administrative procedures and judicial review of waste cleanup, 23552 [9AU]

Health care: provide for alternative liability system for malpractice claims (H.R. 5400), 8517 [10AP]

House of worship: make Federal crime to vandalize (H.R. 1981), 11491 [8MY]

Illegal aliens: arrest, search, and detention authority of INS officers, 16269 [13JN]

Insanity defense: limit, 6494 [26MR]

———modify (H.R. 3336), 25834-25846 [18SE]

———reform, 9919 [25AP], 25820, 25822 [18SE], 26058 [19SE], 28594 [2OC]

International Court of Justice: judgment relative to U.S. policy in Central America, 8299, 8300, 8301, 8302 [9AP], 8483, 8484 [10AP]

———U.S. acceptance of jurisdiction, 9607 [12AP]

John F. Kilkenny U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Pendleton, OR: designate (H.R. 5997), 23497 [9AU]

Judicial systems: strengthening and improving (H.R. 4145), 12999-13007 [21MY]

Judiciary: definition of Federal aid recipient, 18864 [26JN]

Justice assistance program: funding, 14616 [31MY]

Law Enforcement Protection Act: enact (H.R. 5845), 17626 [20JN], 20421 [29JN], 27619 [27SE]

———introduction (H.R. 5845), 16440 [14JN]

Laws: reform certain (H.R. 5174), appointment of additional conferees, 17710 [21JN]

Legal Services Corp.: client eligibility regulations (H.R. 4658, H.R. 4659), 635-637 [26JA]

———funding, 14579, 14585, 14593 [31MY], 32584 [12OC]

Local Government Antitrust Act: enact (H.R. 5992), 20456 [29JN]

Massachusetts: court ordered display of crucifix, 6903 [28MR]

Medical records: penalize unauthorized access or alteration of computerized (H.R. 5831), 25554 [17SE]

Mexican aliens: detention of certain as material witnesses, 109 [23JA]

Military personnel: repeal legal restraints against malpractice suits, 5868 [19MR]

Montreal Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation: implementation, 32603 [14NO]

National College of District Attorneys: anniversary of establishment, 19993 [28JN]

National Legal Center for the Public Interest: publication on issues of diversity jurisdiction, 7652 [3AP]

Nativity scenes: display, 5492 [14MR], 21230 [26JY]

Omnibus Crime Control Act: proposed, 14038 [23MY], 19017 [27JN]

Organ Transportation Good Samaritan Act: enact, 23209 [8AU]

Prayer in schools: court jurisdiction, 4973 [8MR]

Prepaid legal plans: make permanent tax exemptions (H.R. 4659), 4838 [7MR]

President's Commission on Organized Crime: compel attendance and testimony of witnesses, 3303 [23FE]

———compel attendance and testimony of witnesses (H.J. Res. 548), 11091 [7MY]

———compel attendance and testimony of witnesses (H.J. Res. 548), Senate amendment, 18759-18761 [26JN]

Pretrial procedures: reform proposals (H.R. 5865), 16340 [14JN]

Pretrial services agencies: insure legal compliance (H.R. 6160), 24157 [10AU]

Prison sentencing: reform (H.R. 5963), 26924 [25SE]

Prisons: strengthen laws imposing penalties for contraband and riots (H.R. 5910), 21484 [30JY], 23171 [8AU]

Privacy Act and the Freedom of Information Act: clarify relationship (H.R. 4696), 1134 [31JA]

Proceedings: awards of expenses of certain (H.R. 5479), Senate amendment, 32213 [11OC]

Rape: strengthen laws, 28607 [2OC]

Religious property: penalties for acts of vandalism (H.R. 473), 31763 [10OC]

Religious Speech Protection Act: enact (H.R. 4996), 4226 [1MR]

Religious terminology and activities: treatment, 21230 [26JY]

Repeat offender: protection from, 28606 [2OC]

Rules Enabling Act: enact (H.R. 4144), 28164 [1OC]

School consolidation: issues, 14036 [23MY]

School desegregation: anniversary of court decision, 12834 [17MY]

Sentencing procedures: modify, 5957 [20MR]

———reform proposals (H.R. 6012), 25819, 25821, 25822, 25823, 25917, 25922 18SE, 25954 [18SE]

———reform proposals (H.R. 6012), rule, 26860 [25SE]

Sentencing process: improve, 10188 [26AP]

Seton Hall School of Law: tribute, 7897 [4AP]

Sexual Assault Act: introduction (H.R. 4876), 2786-2789 [21FE]

Speziale, John A.: tribute, 30224 [4OC]

State Justice Institute Act: enact (H.R. 4145), 12999 [21MY], 13006 [23MY]-13007 [21MY]

Supreme Court Mandatory Appellate Jurisdiction Reform Act: enact (H.R. 5644), 24815 [11SE]

Trademark Counterfeiting Act: enact (H.R. 6071), 24656 [10SE], 24661 [12SE]

Trademarks: clarify circumstances concerning cancellation, 28076 [1OC]

U.S. Marshals Service: establish (H.R. 4249), 13010-13018 [21MY], 13315 [22MY]

U.S. Tax Court: litigation inventory, 23608 [9AU]

Ukrainian American Bar Association: tribute, 24353 [5SE]

Uniform Grandparents Right To Visitation Act: enact (H. Con. Res. 45), 2958 [22FE], 3688 [28FE], 24933 [11SE]

Vermont: additional site for holding sessions (H.R. 6163), 26572 [24SE]

Victims of crime: financial assistance (H.R. 6059), 9919 [25AP], 21973 [1AU]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: Pennsylvania court decision requiring State funding, 5377 [13MR]

Alexander Pirnie Federal Building, Utica, NY: designate (H.R. 5402), 31948 [11OC]

Antiboycott enforcement: judicial review for civil violations, 3395-3397 [27FE]

Anti-Semitism: penalties for certain acts of violence or vandalism (S. 2816), 19655 [28JN]

Antitrust actions: consolidation of certain (S. 2260), 2117 [7FE]

Antitrust policy: vertical price fixing agreements, 7005 [29MR]

Appropriations: making (H.R. 5712), 14986 [6JN], 19516, 19526, 19594-19630 [28JN]

———making (H.R. 5712), conference report, 23265-23274 [9AU]

———making (H.R. 5712), point of order, 19527 [28JN]

———making (H.R. 5712), ruling of the Chair appealed, 19527 [28JN]

Armed Career Criminal Act: enact (H.R. 6248), 29931 [4OC]

———enact (S. 52), 2900 [22FE], 3090-3100 [23FE]

———enact (S. 52), debate procedure, 2952 [22FE]

Armor-piercing bullets: ban, 29699 [4OC]

Asbestos-related diseases: compensation system, 9356-9357 [12AP]

Attorneys: compensation in proceedings involving Federal, State, or local governments, 19383 [27JN]

Awards of certain expenses (H.R. 5479), 30682 [5OC]

Baby Jane Doe: financial compensation for legal fees, 15555 [8JN]

———payment of attorneys' fees to family (H. Con. Res. 122), unanimous-consent request, 28840 [3OC]

Bail reform: proposals, 818-820 [30JA], 986, 1013 [31JA], 1291, 1349 [1FE], 1579-1587 [2FE]

Bail Reform Act: enact (S. 215), 1810-1823, 1827 [3FE]

Bankruptcy: provisions of Senate amendment to H.R. 5174, 30648, 30649 [5OC]

———reform of court system, 4293 [2MR]

Bankruptcy Act: continue transition provisions (S. 2776), 17159 [19JN]

Bankruptcy Court and Federal Judgeship Act: enact (H.R. 5174), conference report, 20080-20094 [29JN]

———enact (S. 1013), 4293 [2MR], 5714 [15MR], 6696 [27MR]

———enact (S. 1013; H.R. 5174), 13058-13077 [21MY], 13181-13205 [22MY], 13484, 13487 [23MY], 14071 [24MY], 14851 [4JN], 14944 [5JN], 15282 [7JN], 17150-17158 [19JN], 31980 [11OC]

———enact (S. 1013; H.R. 5174), appointment of conferees, 17158 [19JN], 18559 [25JN]

———enact (S. 1013; H.R. 5174), conference report, 20084 [1AU]

———enact (S. 1013; H.R. 5174), unanimous-consent agreement, 15037 [6JN]

Bankruptcy court judgeships: additional in Central District of Illinois (S. 2939), 23331 [9AU]

Bankruptcy court system: reform, 5261 [13MR]

Bankruptcy judges: correction in retirement provisions of H.R. 6216, 30560 [5OC]

———technical corrections with respect to retirement of certain (H.R. 6216), 29985 [4OC]

———technical corrections with respect to retirement of certain (H.R. 6216), held at desk, 28975, 29286 [3OC]

Bankruptcy Reform Act: extension of transition period (S. 2507), 7185-7186 [30MR]

———extension of transition period (S. 2507), House amendment, 7189 [30MR]

———extension of transition period (S. 2570), 9146 [12AP]

Bankruptcy Reform and Collective Bargaining Preservation Act: introduction, 6180 [21MR]

Barker, Sarah E.: nomination confirmed, 5380 [13MR]

———tribute, 5379 [13MR]

Barrett, William J.: authorize Senate Legal Counsel to represent (S. Res. 468), 28974 [3OC]

Bazelon, David L.: tribute, 31280 [10OC]

Beaudin, Bruce D.: confirmation, 25993-26000 [19SE]

Billings, Franklin S., Jr.: nomination confirmed as U.S. district judge, 16662 [15JN]

Bissell, Jean G.: nomination confirmed, 15584-15586 [8JN]

Boyle, Terrence W.: induction as U.S. district judge, 14956 [5JN]

Bressler, J. Arnold: tribute, 23358 [9AU]

Bulletproof vests: penalties for criminal use, 6761 [27MR]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: independence, 23664-23676 [10AU]

Burger, Chief Justice: annual address on the administration of justice, 5371 [13MR]

Byron G. Rogers Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Denver, CO: designate (H.R. 4700), 31944 [11OC]

California: State supreme court decision on balanced budget initiative, 32062 [11OC]

Carl D. Perkins Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Ashland, KY: designate (S. 3005), 25778 [18SE]

Child support: bankruptcy discharges, 13071 [21MY]

———improve enforcement program, 626 [26JA]

Civil antitrust cases: consolidation (S. 2454), 6160 [21MR]

Civil litigation: prejudgment interest (S. 2261), 2118 [7FE]

Civil rights: impact of restoring prohibition effectiveness in federally assisted programs (S. 2568), 32444 [12OC]

Civil Rights Act: clarify terminology, 25602-25604 [17SE], 25970-25972 [19SE]

Claims against the U.S.: Armed Forces authority to settle and pay certain (H.R. 597), 31949 [11OC]

Clemente Ruiz Nazario U.S. Courthouse, Hato Rey, PR: designate (H.R. 5323), 31948 [11OC]

Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly: tribute, 1806 [3FE]

Comprehensive Crime Control Act: enact (S. 1762), 706-712 [27JA], 804, 813-899 [30JA], 970, 1028 [31JA], 1269-1280, 1290-1295, 1303, 1349 [1FE], 1567-1642 [2FE], 4156-4158 [1MR]

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: amend (S. 2892), 21621, 21622 [31JY], 25382 [13SE]

———amend (S. 2892), referral, 26448 [21SE]

Comprehensive Forfeiture Act: enact (S. 948), 1827-1830, 1835 [3FE]

Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: introduction (S. 2864), 20890 [25JY]

Computers: penalties for fraud related to certain access devices (H.R. 5616), 32083 [11OC]

Controlled substances: penalties for robbery, 1006, 1008-1011 [31JA], 1580, 1584, 1586 [2FE]

———penalties for robbery (S. 422), 3137, 3139 [23FE], 3475 [27FE], 12745-12747 [17MY], 12944 [18MY]

Convention With France on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons: removal of secrecy injunction, 4209 [1MR]

Conversations: prohibit secret recording, 1023-1028 [31JA], 1270-1280 [1FE], 1568-1578, 1581 [2FE]

Court of Appeals: multiple appeal selection (H.R. 5365), held at desk, 17612 [20JN]

Court of appeals for the Federal circuit: technical changes (H.R. 4222), 32135-32139 [11OC]

———technical changes (H.R. 4222), held at desk, 22952 [8AU]

Court-Annexed Arbitration Act: introduction (S. 2259), 2115 [7FE]

Cox, Walter T., III: nomination confirmed, 21403 [27JY]

Crime legislation: congressional priorities, 22090 [2AU]

Crime Victim's Assistance Fund: establish, 815-818 [30JA], 995-997 [31JA]

Criminal Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: introduction (S. 2216), 589 [26JA]

Criminal Fine Enforcement Act: enact (H.R. 5846), 31945-31948 [11OC]

Criminal fines: improve collection (S. 2876), 21196 [26JY]

Criminal forfeiture: streamline process, 1829 [3FE]

Criminal judgments: reform collateral review procedures (S. 1763), 1854-1872 [6FE]

Criminal justice system: reform, 29139 [3OC], 29669-29700, 29708 [4OC], 31791, 31805 [11OC]

Criminal sentencing procedures: reform (S. 2240), 1038 [31JA]

Customs fraud: clarify access to grand jury proceedings (S. 2531), 7732 [4AP]

Death penalty: constitutional procedures for imposition (S. 1765), 2208-2244 [8FE], 2455 [9FE], 2703-2710 [21FE], 2867-2898 [22FE], 3084 [23FE], 5152 [12MR], 17884 [21JN]

———constitutional procedures for imposition (S. 1765), cloture motion, 2280 [8FE], 2471 [9FE]

———constitutional procedures for imposition (S. 1765), debate procedure, 2146, 2147 [7FE]

Dept. of Defense: forfeiture of proprietary rights to certain technical data for debarred or suspended contractors (S. 3072), 30576 [5OC]

Dept. of Justice: attempt to block publication of court opinion, 702 [27JA]

———missing children program, 23668-23677 [10AU]

Dept. of Labor: clarify ERISA violations responsibility, 874-877 [30JA]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary, and certain related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1721), postponed, 1739 [2FE]

diGenova, Joseph: drug control measures, 27420 [27SE]

Discretionary funds: reduction (H.R. 5712), 19609-19611 [28JN]

Discrimination: restore prohibition effectiveness in federally assisted programs (S. 2568), 9254, 9258-9275 [12AP], 17874 [21JN], 23369 [9AU], 23854 [10AU], 25794 [18SE], 29228 [3OC], 32444 [12OC]

District of Columbia: raise mandatory retirement age of judges (H.R. 3655), 2574 [9FE]

———raise mandatory retirement age (H.R. 3655), discharge from committee, 4299 [2MR]

———raise mandatory retirement age (H.R. 3655), House amendment, 4299 [2MR]

District of Columbia Retired Judge Service Act: enact (H.R. 6007), 27790 [28SE]

Doe, Baby Jane: payment of attorneys' fees to family (S. Con Res. 123), 16583 [14JN]

Drug Money Seizure Act: introduction (S. 2579), 9304 [12AP]

Drug trafficking: penalties for major offenses (S. 2591), 9874, 9878 [25AP]

Education: authorize attorney's fees in cases enforcing rights of handicapped children (S. 2859), 20597, 20623 [24JY]

———clarify meaning of program or activity as applied to institutions receiving Federal assistance (S. 3079), 30594 [5OC]

El Salvador: certification of human rights progress (H.R. 4042), Senate Legal Counsel intervention in action relative to pocket veto (S. Res. 313), 566 [26JA]

Elderly: crimes committed against, 997-999 [31JA]

Equal Access to Justice Act: amend (S. 919), 29921 [4OC]

———associations' guidelines, 32066 [11OC]

———extend (S. 919), 19413 [27JN]

———reauthorize (H.R. 5479), 29276-29282 [3OC]

———reauthorize (H.R. 5479), House amendments, 31976 [11OC]

———reauthorize (S. 919), 20922 [25JY]

———reauthorize (S. 919), indefinitely postponed, 29282 [3OC]

———reauthorize (S. 919), star print of committee report, 25666 [17SE]

Ethics in Government Act: amend (S. 2990), 25363 [13SE]

Federal Antitampering Act: enact (H.R. 2174), 14089 [24MY]

Federal Courts Improvement Act: technical amendments (H.R. 4222), 32135-32139 [11OC]

———technical amendments (H.R. 4222), held at desk, 22952 [8AU]

Federal Debt Recovery Act: enact (S. 1668), 20777-20785 [25JY], 28925 [3OC]

———enact (S. 1668), debate procedure, 20624 [24JY]

Federal District Court Organization Act: enact (H.R. 6163), 28952-28974, 29146 [3OC]

———enact (H.R. 6163), making technical corrections (S. Con. Res. 154), 31154 [10OC]

Federal employees: protection for whistleblowers (S. 2927), 23216 [9AU]

Federal identification: penalties for fraud, 1293 [1FE]

Federal judges: provide salary equity (S. 2224), 595 [26JA]

———salary adjustment, 10338-10341 [30AP], 10431-10432 [1MY]

Federal judgeships: relating to evaluation process (S. Res. 459), 27946 [1OC]

Food, drugs, or cosmetics: penalties for adulterating (H.R. 2174), 14089 [24MY]

Foreign diplomats: penalty for use of firearm to commit a felony (S. 2730), 15043 [6JN]

———penalty for use of firearm to commit felony (S. 2771), 16669 [15JN]

Foreign evidence: acquisition, 1012 [31JA]

Fournet, John B.: tribute, 14984 [6JN]

FTC: enforcement of antitrust actions, 19545-19557 [28JN]

General Dynamics Shipyard: defense contract procedures investigation, 10324 [30AP]

Golden-Collum Memorial Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Ocala, FL: designate (H.R. 4357), 31948 [11OC]

Group legal services: extend employer tax exemption (H.R. 5361), 28437 [2OC], 31888-31897 [11OC]

———extend employer tax exemption (H.R. 5361), House amendments, 32124-32128 [11OC]

———extend employer tax exemption (H.R. 5361), making technical corrections (H. Con. Res. 378), 32428 [12OC]

———extend employer tax exemption (H.R. 5361), unanimous-consent agreement, 32128 [11OC]

———extend employer tax exemption (H.R. 5361), unanimous-consent request, 28840 [3OC]

Habeas corpus petitions: Federal-State review, 1854-1872 [6FE]

Halverson, Richard C.: authorize Senate Legal Counsel to represent (S. Res. 469), 28974 [3OC]

Handicapped child: court decision on medical expenses, 23385 [9AU]

Hargrove, John R.: nomination confirmed, 2603 [9FE]

Hazardous substances: strengthen penalty provisions of environmental protection laws (S. 2665), 11771 [10MY]

Hemphill, Robert W.: tribute, 12 [23JA]

Hickman, Wiley: tribute, 7 [23JA]

Holland, H. Russel: nomination confirmed, 6528 [26MR]

Honoraria: civil lawsuit jurisdiction in determining constitutionality of amount limitation (S. 2438), placed on calendar, 5838 [19MR]

———civil lawsuit jurisdiction in determining constitutionality of amount limitation (S. 2438), referral, 7488 [3AP]

Hupp, Harry L.: nomination confirmed, 5951 [20MR]

Imports: foreign subsidization, 26005-26013 [19SE]

Indian lands: special magistrate with jurisdiction over Federal offenses and authority of tribal and local law enforcement agencies (S. 3092), 32032 [11OC]

Infants: medical treatment for certain with life-threatening conditions, 21151-21161 [26JY]

Insanity defense: limit, 821-822, 832-836 [30JA], 1014 [31JA], 1291, 1349 [1FE], 1579, 1581 [2FE]

International Court of Justice: calling for President to withdraw modification of jurisdiction (S.J. Res. 271), 9247 [12AP]

———jurisdiction, 8361 [9AP], 9247 [12AP], 11716 [10MY]

International law: role in advancement of human rights, 11302 [8MY]

———role in foreign policy, 11297 [8MY]

Jackson, MS: James O. Eastland U.S. Courthouse (H.R. 3401), 30657 [5OC]

Jacobs, Julian I.: nomination confirmed, 5788 [15MR]

———tribute, 5789 [15MR]

Japan: permit civil suits by U.S. POW's (S. 3001), 25774 [18SE]

Jarvis, James H., II: nomination as U.S. district judge confirmed, 32124 [11OC]

John F. Kilkenny U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Pendleton, OR: designate (H.R. 5997), 28865, 29145 [3OC]

Judges: rate of pay (S. 2476), 6541 [26MR]

Judicial lobbying: possible violation of statutory prohibitions, 4294 [2MR]

Jurisdiction: statutory limitation, 5919 [20MR]

Justice Assistance Act: enact (H.R. 2175), placed on calendar, 4299 [2MR]

Juvenile Prevention Detention Standards Act: introduction (S. 2854), 20480 [23JY]

Law enforcement and investigative officers: protection from civil liability for Federal employees (S. 3081), 31241 [10OC]

Legal costs: increase, 22656 [7AU]

Legal Fees Equity Act: enact (S. 2802), 20029, 20034-20036, 20047 [29JN]

———introduction (S. 2802), 19383 [27JN]

Legal services: improve delivery to those financially unable to obtain representation (H.R. 4307), held at desk, 13251 [22MY]

———improve for indigents (S. 2420), 5344 [13MR]

Lewis, J. Woodrow: tribute, 6654 [27MR]

Little, F. A., Jr.: nomination as U.S. district judge confirmed, 32133 [11OC]

Littlejohn, C. Bruce: tribute, 6654 [27MR]

LSC: anniversary, 20924 [25JY]

———operational procedures, 19528-19533 [28JN]

Mayhall, Roy: tribute, 9078 [12AP]

Mazzone, A. David: tribute, 22657 [7AU]

Medicare: alternative liability system for medical malpractice (S. 2690), 12732 [17MY]

Mentally handicapped: civil rights, 15621 [11JN]

Money, finance, and transportation: codify certain laws (H.R. 2727), 1029 [31JA]

Montana: State supreme court decision on balanced budget initiative, 32062 [11OC]

Motor Vehicle Theft Law Enforcement Act: enact (S. 1400), referred, 5951 [20MR]

National Childhood Vaccine-Injury Compensation Act: enact (S. 2117), 19716 [28JN]

National Narcotics Act: enact (S. 1787), 2109-2111 [7FE], 25062 [12SE]

Navaho Indian Tribe: claims jurisdiction (S. 1196), 10406 [1MY]

Nominations confirmed, 6696 [27MR]

Norgle, Charles R., Sr.: nomination confirmed, 29291 [3OC]

Organized crime: forfeiture of profits and proceeds from illegal acts, 1827-1829 [3FE]

———include dealing in obscene material under RICO statute, 844, 869 [30JA], 1014 [31JA], 1349 [1FE], 1580, 1582, 1584, 1586 [2FE]

Pagan motorcycle gang: members indicted on drug charges, 21818 [1AU]

Parole reform: proposals, 977-986, 1014 [31JA], 1349 [1FE]

Patent law: amend (S. 1538), 20109-20116 [29JN]

Pharmacy robbery: criminal penalties, 600 [26JA]

President's Commission on Organized Crime: compel attendance and testimony of witnesses (H.J. Res. 548), held at desk, 11533 [9MY], 11755 [10MY]

Pretrial detention: reform, 986-995 [31JA], 1291 [1FE], 1810 [3FE]

Prison sentences: maintain aggregate length of imprisonment terms, 869 [30JA]

Prisons: overcrowding, 1014 [31JA], 1583, 1586 [2FE], 23662, 23664 [10AU]

Proceedings: awards of expenses of certain, 31976 [11OC]

Product liability: adopt uniform standards, 1804 [3FE], 2564 [9FE], 9074-9076 [12AP], 10817 [3MY], 19209 [27JN]

———manufacturers' design standards and safety incentives (S. 44), 31819 [11OC]

———State workers' compensation systems, 31819 [11OC]

Product Liability Act: enact (S. 44), 9074-9076 [12AP], 19713 [28JN], 20028 [29JN], 22523 [6AU]

Public lands: States exemption from statute of limitations for filing suits over disputed titles (S. 2750), 15853 [12JN]

Religious activities: equal access in schools, 19211-19253 [27JN]

Religious buildings and cemeteries: penalties for destructive acts, 1013 [31JA]

Reynolds, Caronia, & Gianelli (law firm): relief (S. 2790), 17853 [21JN]

Rodriguez, Joseph H.: nomination, 29921 [4OC]

Rovner, Ilana D.: nomination confirmed, 24981 [12SE]

Runaway youth and missing children: provisions of amendments to H.J. Res. 648, 29689, 29690 [9OC]

Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan: use and distribution of judgment funds (S. 2823), 19661 [28JN]

Senate: authorizing testimony of certain employees (S. Res. 406), 16661 [15JN]

———authorizing testimony of certain former employee (S. Res. 407), 16661 [15JN]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation of certain employees (S. Res. 413), 17970 [21JN]

———authorize to represent Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (S. Res. 470), 28974 [3OC]

———authorizing certain action (S. Res. 293), 3139 [23FE]

———authorizing representation of certain employees (S. Res. 346), 2591 [9FE]

———authorizing representation of certain employees (S. Res. 393), 14220 [24MY]

———authorizing representation of certain employees (S. Res. 344), 2589 [9FE]

———direct to intervene in certain proceedings (S. Res. 471), 28975 [3OC]

———intervention in action relative to Barnes, et al. v. Carmen, et al. (S. Res. 313), 566 [26JA]

———provide for intervention in certain legal matters (S. Res. 444), 25667 [17SE]

———representation of certain employees (S. Res. 437), 24610 [7SE]

———representation of certain employees (S. Res. 438), 24610 [7SE]

Sentencing procedures: establish minimum life sentence without parole (S. 2327), 2916 [22FE]

———modify, 836-843 [30JA], 970, 973-977, 1014 [31JA], 1291 [1FE], 1579-1587 [2FE]

Sentencing Reform Act: enact (S. 668), 1644, 1648 [2FE]

———enact (S. 668), debate procedure, 1643 [2FE]

Sex crimes: protection of legal rights of child victims (S. Con. Res. 120), 27927 [1OC]

———special parole status (S. 3067), 29866 [4OC]

Sexual abuse: protect legal rights of child victims (S. Con. Res. 120), 15550 [8JN]

Smith, Otis M.: tribute, 8612 [10AP]

Solid waste: clarify liability for disposal of hazardous substances (S. 2741), 15343 [7JN]

Sopko, John F.: direct Senate Legal Counsel to represent in civil action (S. Res. 443), 25666 [17SE]

Sound recordings: amend U.S. Code relative to rental, lease, or lending of copyrighted (S. 32), 25720 [18SE]

———amend U.S. Code relative to rental, lease, or lending of copyrighted (S. 32), House amendments, 26449 [21SE]

State and Local Narcotics Control Assistance Act: enact, 22715 [8AU]

State Justice Institute Act: enact, 28959-28974 [3OC]

———enact (S. 384), 17930-17939 [21JN]

Stotler, Alicemarie H.: nomination confirmed, 10408 [1MY]

Supreme Court: impact of decisions on exclusionary rules, 20567 [24JY]

Testimony: authorizing certain (S. Res. 400), 15583 [8JN]

———authorizing certain (S. Res. 401), 15643 [11JN]

Trademark Counterfeiting Act: enact (S. 875), 19748-19753 [28JN]

Trial evidence: exclusionary rule application (S. 1764), 1872-1874 [6FE], 2081 [7FE]

Trials: expedite procedures for preventive detention defendants, 1814-1821 [3FE]

———expert witness testimony on ultimate issues, 1001 [31JA]

U.S. Code: eliminate gender-based distinctions (S. 501), 10092 [26AP]

U.S. marshals: program flexibility, 22761 [8AU]

U.S. Marshal's Office: hiring practices, 12467 [16MY]

Union violence: Federal prosecution (S. 462), 26609 [24SE]

White Sands Missile Range, NM: settlement of land claims (S. 2761), 16449, 16453 [14JN]

———settlement of land claims (S. 2761), refer to Court of Claims (S. Res. 405), 16449, 16453 [14JN]

Wilkinson, J. Harvie, III: confirmation, 13488-13519 [23MY], 14062-14070, 14090 [24MY], 14845 [4JN], 21102-21124, 21165 [26JY], 21587, 21589-21601 [31JY], 23264, 23274-23284 [9AU]

———confirmation, cloture motion, 21102 [26JY], 21587 [31JY], 23284 [9AU]

———confirmation, unanimous-consent agreement, 21102 [26JY], 22107 [2AU]

———nomination hearings, 12633 [17MY]

Wire communications: electronic surveillance, 6094 [21MR]

Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma: use and distribution of judgment funds (S. 2824), 19662 [28JN]

Reports

Administration of Polygraph Examinations and Prepublication Review Requirements by Executive Departments: Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (H.R. 4681) (H. Rept. 98-961), 22473 [6AU]

Amend Equal Access to Justice Act To Include Contract Appeals: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 1029) (S. Rept. 98-394), 9252 [12AP]

Amend United States Code Providing Court of Appeals To Decide Multiple Appeals Regarding Same Agency Order: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 5365) (S. Rept. 98-820), 15194 [6JN]

Anti-Discrimination Effectiveness in Federally Assisted Programs (S. 2568): Dept. of Justice, 17875-17882 [21JN]

Appointment of Bankruptcy Court Judges: Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 98-626), 6013 [20MR]

Appointment Process Change for Judges of District of Columbia: Committee on the District of Columbia (H.R. 5951) (H. Rept. 98-909), 21056 [25JY]

Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 5712) (S. Rept. 98-514), 16158 [13JN]

Armed Forces Authority To Settle and Pay Claims Against U.S.: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 597), 29153 [3OC]

Authorize Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 5712) (H. Rept. 98-802), 13961 [23MY]

Authorize President's Commission on Organized Crime To Compel Attendance and Testimony of Witnesses and Production of Information: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 233) (S. Rept. 98-501), 14833 [4JN]

Bail Reform Act: Task Force on Violent Crime (excerpt), 987 [31JA]

Bail Reform Act Amendment Regarding Pretrial Release Conditions: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 5865) (H. Rept. 98-1121), 28143 [1OC]

Bankruptcy Act: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 490) (H. Rept. 98-698), 9982 [25AP]

Bankruptcy Judges, Laws, Grain Storage, Collective-Bargaining Agreements: Committee of Conference (H.R. 5174) (H. Rept. 98-882), 20206-20224, 20330 [29JN]

Business of Pornography: Morality in Media, 844 [30JA]

Business Records Located in Foreign Countries Admissibility as Evidence: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 5919) (H. Rept. 98-907), 21056 [25JY]

Byron G. Rogers Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Denver, CO: Committee on Environment and Public Works (H.R. 4700), 27078 [26SE]

———Committee on Public Works and Transportation (H. Rept. 98-625), 6013 [20MR]

Carl D. Perkins Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Ashland, KY: Committee on Environment and Public Works (H.R. 6255), 27079 [26SE]

Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Award Act of 1976: National Association of Attorneys General, 20036-20047 [29JN]

Clemente Ruiz Nazario Courthouse, Hato Rey, PR: Committee on Environment and Public Works (H.R. 5323), 27079 [26SE]

Comprehensive Crime Control Act (S. 1762): Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (excerpt), 29695 [4OC]

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (S. 2892): Senator Lautenberg (additional views), 28301 [2OC]

Conference: H.R. 5712, Making Appropriations, 22352-22363 [3AU]

Conference on H.R. 5712, Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H. Rept. 98-952), 22473 [6AU]

Congressional Budget Act Waiver Regarding Eastern Pacific Ocean Tuna Fishing Agreement: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (H.R. 5147; S. Res. 435), 24252 [5SE]

Controlled Substances Amendments Regarding Improvement of Forfeiture Provisions and Penalties: Committee on Ways and Means (H.R. 4901) (H. Rept. 98-845), 23610 [9AU]

Counterfeit Access Device and Computer Fraud Penalties: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 5616) (H. Rept. 98-894), 20702 [24JY]

Court Permission To Establish Order of Hearing for Civil Matters: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 5645) (H. Rept. 98-985), 24320 [5SE]

Creation of State Justice Institute To Aid State and Local Government Judicial Systems: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 384) (S. Rept. 98-480), 14112 [24MY]

Crime and the Elderly: Bureau of Justice Statistics (excerpt), 999 [31JA]

———White House Conference on Aging (excerpt), 999 [31JA]

Criminal Enforcement of Law Relating to Currency and Foreign Transactions Improvement: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 6031) (H. Rept. 98-984), 24319 [5SE]

Criminal Fine Collection and Administration Enforcement Improvement: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 5846) (H. Rept. 98-906), 21056 [25JY]

Criminal Judgments Collateral Review Procedures (S. 1763): Committee on the Judiciary, 1855 [6FE]

Criminal Penalty for Robbery of Controlled Substance (S. Rept. 98-353), 2259 [8FE]

Criminal Penalty Improvement for Contraband and Riots in Federal Prisons: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 5910) (H. Rept. 98-908), 21056 [25JY]

Death Penalty Imposition: Committee on the Judiciary (minority views), 2469 [9FE], 2884 [22FE]

———sundry, 2239 [8FE]

District of Columbia Retired Judges Judicial Service Procedures: Committee on the District of Columbia (H.R. 6007) (H. Rept. 98-910), 21056 [25JY]

Elimination of Gender-Based Distinctions in Law: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 501) (S. Rept. 98-390), 8752 [11AP]

Equal Access to Justice Act Amendment: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 919) (S. Rept. 98-586), 22829 [8AU]

Erroneous Convictions, 2240 [8FE]

Escape From Custody: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 5526) (H. Rept. 98-902), 20702 [24JY]

Establishment of U.S. Marshals Service: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 4249) (H. Rept. 98-767), 12322 [15MY]

Expense Awards of Certain Agency and Court Proceedings: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 5479) (H. Rept. 98-992), 24533 [6SE]

Extradition: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 3347) (H. Rept. 98-998), 24667 [10SE]

Federal Courts Study Commission and Federal Oversight Council on the Future of the Judiciary Establishment: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 381) (S. Rept. 98-598), 24767 [11SE]

Federal Forum Equity Act: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 2921) (S. Rept. 98-587), 22829 [8AU]

Federal Railroad Safety Act Authorization: Committee on Rules (H.R. 5585; H. Res. 562) (H. Rept. 98-922), 21716 [31JY]

Federal Statute for Robbery of Controlled Substances: Committee on the Judiciary (H. Rept. 98-644), 7257 [30MR]

Financial Bribery and Fraud: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 5872) (H. Rept. 98-901), 20702 [24JY]

Indian Judgment Funds (S. 2177) (S. Rept. 98-407), 9663 [24AP]

Insanity Defense in Criminal Trials: AMA, 823-831 [30JA]

———American Law Institute (excerpt), 1291 [1FE]

International Court of Justice: Committee on Foreign Relations (1946), 8532-8535, 8542 [10AP]

James O. Eastland Federal Court Building, Jackson, MS: Committee on Environment and Public Works (H.R. 3401), 27078 [26SE]

———Committee on Public Works and Transportation (H.R. 3401) (H. Rept. 98-807), 14517 [30MY]

Judgment Funds Awarded Creek Nation: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate, Select) (S. 1224) (S. Rept. 98-421), 10458 [1MY]

Judicial District Places Where Court Convenes: Committee on Rules (H.R. 6163; H. Res. 606) (H. Rept. 98-1148), 30460 [5OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 6163) (H. Rept. 98-1062), 26589 [24SE], 27680 [28SE]

Jurisdiction Over Common Commercial Carriers by Water Utilizing Ports Contiguous to U.S.: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 1511) (H. Rept. 98-1007), 24911 [11SE]

Legal Services for Those Unable To Afford Adequate Representation: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 4307) (H. Rept. 98-764), 12321 [15MY]

Limit on Application of Exclusionary Rule (S. Rept. 98-350), 579 [26JA]

Maritime Program Improvements for Dept. of Transportation and Dept. of Commerce: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 5833) (H. Rept. 98-888), 20549 [23JY]

Metropolitan Area Right of First Refusal to Professional Sports Team Relocation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 2505) (S. Rept. 98-952), 23324 [9AU]

Modification of Procedures for Payment of Military Retired Pay to Spouses and Former Spouses: Committee on Armed Services (H.R. 5027) (H. Rept. 98-700), 9982 [25AP]

Montreal Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 2623) (S. Rept. 98-619), 26034 [19SE]

Navajo Indian Tribal Claims: Select Committee on Indian Affairs (S. 1196) (S. Rept. 98-405), 9663 [24AP]

Nomination: A. Noel Anketell Kramer, Committee on Governmental Affairs, 27498 [27SE]

———Anthony J. Scirica, 23324 [9AU]

———Charles A. Legge, 23324 [9AU]

———Charles E. Wiggins, 26275 [20SE]

———Charles R. Norgle, Sr., 27680 [28SE]

———Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, 27498 [27SE]

———Cynthia H. Hall, 26275 [20SE]

———Dominick L. DiCarlo, 15341 [7JN]

———Edward C. Prado, 6419 [22MR]

———Edward J. Garcia, 4901 [8MR]

———Emmet G. Sullivan, 27498 [27SE]

———Emory M. Sneeden, 26275 [20SE]

———Errol L. Wood, 3149 [23FE]

———F. A. Little, Jr., 27680 [28SE]

———Frank H. Easterbrook, 27680 [28SE]

———Franklin S. Billings, Jr., 16559 [14JN]

———George La Plata, 27680 [28SE]

———H. Russel Holland, 6419 [22MR]

———H. Ted Milburn, 27680 [28SE]

———Harry L. Hupp, 5737 [15MR]

———Helen M. Eversberg, 25363 [13SE]

———Howard D. McKibben, 29153 [3OC]

———Ilana D. Rovner, 23324 [9AU]

———James F. Holderman, Jr., 27680 [28SE]

———James H. Jarvis II, 27680 [28SE]

———James H. Wilkinson III, 5737 [15MR]

———James M. Ideman, 16559 [14JN]

———Jean G. Bissell, 15341 [7JN]

———John C. Lawn, 27680 [28SE]

———John D. Tinder, 16559 [14JN]

———John M. Duhe, Jr., 15341 [7JN]

———John R. Hargrove, 2259 [8FE]

———John W. Stokes, Jr., 6419 [22MR]

———Joseph W. Brown, 16559 [14JN]

———Juan R. Torruella del Valle, 26275 [20SE]

———Julian I. Jacobs, 5451 [14MR]

———Lawrence A. Wright, 27079 [26SE]

———Layn R. Phillips, 16559 [14JN]

———Marcel Livaudias, Jr., 23324 [9AU]

———Marion F. Aguero, 26275 [20SE]

———Neal B. Biggers, 6419 [22MR]

———Paul G. Rosenblatt, 15341 [7JN]

———Pauline Newman, 3149 [23FE]

———Peter K. Leisure, 16559 [14JN]

———R. Allan Edgar, 27680 [28SE]

———Richard F. Suhrheinrich, 27680 [28SE]

———Robert C. Bonner, 3149 [23FE]

———Robert I. Richter, 27498 [27SE]

———Robert M. Hill, 16559 [14JN]

———Robert R. Breezer, 6419 [22MR]

———Robert S. Tignor, 27498 [27SE]

———Ronald E. Meredith, 27680 [28SE]

———Rudi M. Brewster, 16559 [14JN]

———Rufus G. King III, 27498 [27SE]

———Sarah E. Barker, 4901 [8MR]

———Susan R. James, 27498 [27SE]

———Thomas A. Higgins, 27680 [28SE]

———Thomas J. Aquilino, Jr., 27680 [28SE]

———Tom S. Lee, 15341 [7JN]

———Walter S. Smith, Jr., 27680 [28SE]

———William D. Keller, 27680 [28SE]

———William G. Young, 27680 [28SE]

———William J. Rea, 16559 [14JN]

———Walter T. Cox III, 21167 [26JY]

Order That Outside-the-Locks Claims for Vessels Be Resolved in Similar Manner to Inside-the-Locks Claims: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 3953) (H. Rept 98-800), 13446 [22MY]

Parole Reform: Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission (excerpts), 980 [31JA]

Patent Law Act Amendments: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 1538), 18683 [26JN]

Penalties for Credit and Debit Card Counterfeiting and Related Fraud: Committee on the Judiciary (S. Rept. 98-368), 6541 [26MR]

Penalty for Unauthorized Direct Access To, or Alteration of Individual Medical Records Through a Telecommunications Device: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 5831) (H. Rept. 98-918), 21510 [30JY]

Pornography: Task Force on Organized Crime, 868 [30JA]

President's Commission on Organized Crime To Compel Attendance and Testimony of Witnesses and Production of Information: Committee on the Judiciary (H.J. Res. 548) (H. Rept. 98-734), 11118 [7MY]

Procedures Regarding Judicial Service of Retired Judges of District of Columbia Courts: Committee on Governmental Affairs (H.R. 6007), 27498 [27SE]

Protect Purchasers of Used Automobiles From Fraudulent Odometer Modifications: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1407) (S. Rept. 98-504), 15039 [6JN]

Protection of Government Witnesses in Criminal Proceedings: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 4249) (H. Rept. 98-767), 12322 [15MY]

Regulation of Interstate Commerce by Providing for a Uniform Product Liability Law: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 44) (S. Rept. 98-476), 13525 [23MY]

Require Sec. of Transportation To Implement Measures to Curtail and Prosecute Motor Vehicle Theft: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1400) (S. Rept. 98-478), 13525 [23MY]

Requirement for Emergency Equipment, Supplies, and Medicines Aboard Inflight Aircraft and Relieve Medical Personnel of Liability for Use: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 314) (S. Rept. 98-469), 13082 [21MY]

Resolution of Damage Claims for Vessels in Panama Canal (H.R. 3953) (H. Rept. 98-800), 20549 [23JY]

Review of Navy Claims Investigations: Dept. of Justice (sundry excerpts), 10325 [30AP]

Securities Exchange Act Amendment To Increase Sanctions Against Trading in Securities While Possessing Material Nonpublic Information: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (S. 910), 18683 [26JN]

Selected Independent Regulatory Agencies: Advisory Council on Executive Organizations (excerpt), 29279 [3OC]

Sentencing, Amendment: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 6012) (H. Rept. 98-1017), 25272 [13SE]

Sentencing and Probation System, 983-986 [31JA]

State and Local Government Aid for Improving Judicial Systems Through Creation of a State Justice Institute: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 4145) (H. Rept. 98-685), 9537 [12AP]

State Protection and Assistance to Child Victims of Sexual Assault: Committee on Governmental Affairs (S. Con. Res. 120), 27498 [27SE]

Strengthen Authority To Prevent Diversion of Controlled Substances: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 5656) (H. Rept. 98-835), 15972 [12JN]

Student Meetings for Religious Purposes in Public Schools or Colleges (S. Rept. 98-357), 2901 [22FE]

Supplemental Appropriations: committee of conference (H.R. 6040) (H. Rept. 98-977), 24083 [10AU]

———Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 6040) (S. Rept. 98-570), 22121 [2AU]

———Committee on Rules (H.R. 6040; H. Res. 572) (H. Rept. 98-979), 24083 [10AU]

Supreme Court Discretion in Selecting Cases: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 5644) (H. Rept. 98-986), 24320 [5SE]

Technical Amendments to Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit: Committee on the Judiciary (H. Rept. 98-619), 5533 [14MR]

Trademark Counterfeiting Act Amendment: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 6071) (H. Rept. 98-997), 24667 [10SE]

Trial Evidence Exclusionary Rule Application: ABA (excerpt), 2101 [7FE]

Victims of Crime (excerpt), 31681 [10OC]

Waive Section of Congressional Budget Act Regarding Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe-Dexter by the Sea Claim Settlement Act: Committee on the Budget (S. Res. 388) (S. 1735), 14112 [24MY]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Lee H.: Supreme Court, 21363 [26JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Bankruptcy court judgeships: Ford County, IL, Bar Association, 23332 [9AU]

———Kankakee County, IL, Bar Association, 23332 [9AU]

International Court of Justice jurisdiction: American Society of International Law, 9248 [12AP]

Pretrial detention reform: Senators Armstrong, Hatfield, and Nunn, 991 [31JA]

Product liability: National Association of Attorneys General, 20028 [29JN]

Rights of the mentally handicapped: Committee on Mental Retardation, 15621 [11JN]

School prayer: National Council on Educational Research, 5732 [15MR]

States exemption from statute of limitations for filing suits over disputed titles to public lands: Interstate Oil Compact Commission, 15855 [12JN]

———National Conference of State Legislators, 15854 [12JN]

———National Governors' Association, 15854 [12JN]

———National and Western Associations of Attorneys General, 15854 [12JN]

———Western States Land Commissioners, 15855 [12JN]

Trial evidence exclusionary rule application: National Association of Attorneys General, 2096 [7FE]

Use and distribution of judgment funds: Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Council, 19661 [28JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: making (H.R. 5712), 14589, 14590, 14591, 14593, 14608, 14617 [31MY], 19527 [28JN]

Statements

Adjudicatory and Rulemaking Proceedings of Regulatory Agencies: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 29278 [3OC]

Appropriations: Representative Neal Smith, 14577 [31MY]

Award of Expenses of Certain Agencies and Court Proceedings: Elihu Root, 29278 [3OC]

Bail Reform: Attorney General Smith, 820 [30JA]

Bankruptcy Court and Federal Judgeship Act Conference Report (H.R. 5174): Representatives Hughes and Bruce Morrison, 20093 [29JN]

Bureau of Justice Statistics Independence: Charles P. Wellford (excerpt), 23672 [10AU]

Civil Rights Act Amendment: Senator Hatfield, 29229 [3OC]

Civil Rights in Federally Assisted Programs: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 9266 [12AP]

———Hubert H. Humphrey (1966), 9265 [12AP]

———John F. Kennedy, 9267, 9270 [12AP]

———Lyndon B. Johnson (1965), 9269 [12AP]

Civil Rights Legislation: Harry S. Truman, 11218 [8MY]

Continental Corp., Bankruptcy: Airline Pilots Association, 1926 [6FE]

Crime Against the Elderly: International Association of Chiefs of Police, 998 [31JA]

Death Penalty Imposition: Harold E. Hughes (1974), 3084 [23FE]

———Senator Cranston (1974), 3084 [23FE]

———Senator Percy (1974), 3084 [23FE]

———sundry, 2210, 2218, 2219-2222, 2225, 2227, 2229 [8FE], 2455, 2457, 2458, 2459, 2462, 2467 [9FE], 2708-2710 [21FE], 2869, 2872, 2873, 2880, 2884, 2887, 2895 [22FE]

Designation of Hauppauge, NY, as site for holding court: Representative Mrazek, 28972 [3OC]

Erroneous Conviction of Freddy Pitts and Wilbur Lee: Rubin O. Askew, 2240 [8FE]

Expert Witness Testimony: sundry excerpts, 1003 [31JA]

``Good Faith'' Exception: ABA, 2102 [7FE]

Government Should Punish Criminals: Thomas Jefferson, 14309 [24MY]

Habeas Corpus Petitions: sundry, 1865-1867 [6FE]

Importance of the Law in a Just Society: Henry Ramsey, Jr., 19010 [26JN]

International Court of Justice Jurisdiction: Forrest C. Donnell (1946), 9248 [12AP]

J. Harvie Wilkinson III Judiciary Nomination: ABA, 23282 [9AU]

———sundry excerpts, 23277 [9AU]

Parole Reform: Allen F. Breed, National Institute of Corrections (excerpt), 981 [31JA]

Pharmacy Theft Penalties: National Association of Retail Druggists (sundry), 3477-3481 [27FE]

———Representative Waxman, 3476 [27FE]

Product Liability System: Ernest Y. Sevier, for the ABA, 22866 [8AU]

———W. Page Keeton, 22863 [8AU]

Protection of Whistleblowers: K. William O'Connor, 23216 [9AU]

Religious Activities in Schools: Bonnie Bailey, 19242 [27JN]

Role of a Judge in the Judiciary Decisionmaking Process: Felix Frankfurter, 21599 [31JY]

Steel Import Frauds: Customs Service, 7732 [4AP]

———Senator Heinz, 7733 [4AP]

Trial Evidence Exclusionary Rule Application: Dean Wigmore (excerpt), 2099 [7FE]

———Edwin Meese III (excerpt), 2101 [7FE]

———Virgil Peterson (excerpt), 2100 [7FE]

Vindication of Sacco and Vanzetti: Michael S. Dukakis, Governor of Massachusetts, 2227 [8FE]

Story

Baker, Senator: trial by the press, 7169 [30MR]

Studies

Death Penalty Imposition: Samuel Gross and Robert Mauro (excerpt), 2708 [21FE]

———William J. Bowers and Glenn L. Pierce (excerpt), 2708 [21FE]

Death Penalty Imposition—Racial Implications: sundry, 2869 [22FE]

Impact of the Exclusionary Rule on Federal Criminal Prosecutions: GAO (excerpt), 2093 [7FE]

Product Liability System: Rand Corp., 22863 [8AU]

Summaries

Alternative Liability System for Public Health Care Malpractice Claims (H.R. 5400), 8517 [10AP]

Bankruptcy Courts Legislation—Basic Differences Between S. 1013, H.R. 3, and H.R. 3257, 5568 [14MR]

Child Support Enforcement Amendments, 32547-32549 [12OC]

Criminal Judgments Collateral Review Procedures (S. 1763), 1855 [6FE]

Environmental Crimes and Penalties Amendments (S. 2665), 11772 [10MY]

Improvements in Legal Services for Indigents (S. 2420), 5345 [13MR]

Major Crime Control Measures: Senate passage, 4157, 4158 [1MR]

Tables

Appropriations (H.R. 5712), 19526 [28JN], 22981-22992 [8AU], 23268 [9AU]

Bankruptcy court matters transmitted to U.S. district courts, 5716 [15MR]

Change in total prison population, 1974-midyear 1983, 1015 [31JA], 29692 [4OC]

Comparison of crime package proposals, 31806 [11OC]

Criteria for imposing death penalty, 2706 [21FE]

Nondefense discretionary budget authority (H.R. 5712), 19629 [28JN]

State laws overturned by court decisions on voluntary school prayers, 4322 [5MR]

U.S. murder rates: 1957-82, 2229 [8FE]

———with and without death penalty, 2243 [8FE], 2708 [21FE]

White Sands Missile Range land payments, 16451 [14JN]

Telegrams

Separation of church and state: Satan, 4757 [7MR]

Testimonies

Has Federal Labor Law Failed?: William B. Gould, 24102-24105 [10AU]

Texts of

Grand Jury Reform Act, 11053 [3MY]

H. Con. Res. 378, technical corrections in enrollment of H.R. 5361, to extend employer tax exemption relative to group legal services, 32308 [11OC]

H.J. Res. 548, subpoena power for President's Commission on Organized Crime to compel attendance and testimony of witnesses, 11091 [7MY]

H.R. 1580, Aviation Drug-Trafficking Control Act, 20637 [24JY]

H.R. 3336, modify the insanity defense, 25835 [18SE]

H.R. 3347, Extradition Act, 24641 [10SE]

H.R. 4145, State Justice Institute Act, 12999 [21MY]

H.R. 4222, to make certain technical amendments with respect to the court of appeals for the Federal circuit, 22365 [6AU]

H.R. 4249, U.S. Marshals Service and Witness Security Reform Act, 13010-13014 [21MY]

H.R. 4658, LSC client eligibility regulations, 636 [26JA]

H.R. 4659, LSC client eligibility regulations, 636 [26JA]

H.R. 4996, Religious Speech Protection Act, 4227 [1MR]

H.R. 5174, Bankruptcy Court and Federal Judgeship Act, 6226-6239 [21MR], 17950-17970 [21JN]

H.R. 5323, designate Clemente Ruiz Nazario Courthouse, Hato Rey, PR, 23494 [9AU]

H.R. 5361, to extend tax provision to encourage employers to provide legal services to employees, 28019 [1OC]

H.R. 5365, provide for the selection of the Court of Appeals to decide multiple appeals, 16820 [18JN]

H.R. 5479, Equal Access to Justice Act, 24825 [11SE], 29276 [3OC]

H.R. 5526, penalties for escape from custody, 21493 [30JY]

H.R. 5644, Supreme Court Mandatory Appellate Jurisdiction Reform Act, 24815 [11SE]

H.R. 5645, Federal Courts Civil Priority Act, 24817 [11SE]

H.R. 5656, Dangerous Drug Diversion Control Act, 25846 [18SE]

H.R. 5659, Criminal Justice Information Improvement Act, 11915 [10MY]

H.R. 5690, Aircraft Sabotage Act, 28533-28592 [2OC]

H.R. 5712, appropriations, 19516-19525 [28JN]

H.R. 5763, reimbursement to citizens for effects of the Brink's robbery trial, 14771 [31MY]

H.R. 5831, penalize unauthorized access or alteration of computerized medical records, 25554 [17SE]

H.R. 5846, Criminal Fine Enforcement Act, 21486 [30JY]

H.R. 5872, Financial Bribery and Fraud Act amendments, 21491 [30JY]

H.R. 5910, strengthen laws imposing penalties for contraband and riots in Federal prisons, 21484 [30JY]

H.R. 5951, District of Columbia Judicial Appointment Authority Act, 21466 [30JY]

H.R. 5997, designate the John F. Kilkenny U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, 23497 [9AU]

H.R. 6007, District of Columbia Retired Judge Service Act, 21464 [30JY], 27790 [28SE]

H.R. 6071, Trademark Counterfeiting Act, 24656 [10SE]

H.R. 6163, Federal District Court Organization Act, 26571 [24SE]

H.R. 6216, technical corrections with respect to retirement of certain bankruptcy judges, 28064 [1OC]

H.R. 6248, Armed Career Criminal Act, 28095 [1OC]

H.R. 6255, Carl D. Perkins Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 25817 [18SE]

H.R. 6285, clarify circumstances under which a trademark may be canceled or abandoned, 28076 [1OC]

S. 52, Armed Career Criminal Act, 2953 [22FE], 3100 [23FE]

S. 215, Bail Reform Act, 1823-1826 [3FE]

S. 384, State Justice Institute Act, 17931-17934, 17936-17939 [21JN]

S. 422, penalties for robbery of controlled substances, 3138 [23FE], 11392 [8MY]

S. 501, elimination of gender-based distinctions in U.S. Code, 10093-10101 [26AP]

S. 668, Sentencing Reform Act, 1649-1665 [2FE]

S. 875, Trademark Counterfeiting Act, 19748, 19752 [28JN]

S. 919, Equal Access to Justice Act, 32066 [11OC]

S. 948, Comprehensive Forfeiture Act, 1830-1835 [3FE]

S. 1146, Aviation Drug-Trafficking Control Act, 20677 [24JY]

S. 1196, Navaho Indian Tribe claims jurisdiction, 10406 [1MY]

S. 1538, patent law amendments, 20109, 20113-20116 [29JN]

S. 1668, Federal Debt Recovery Act, 20777 25JY, 20785 [25JY]

S. 1762, Comprehensive Crime Control Act, 1587-1641 [2FE]

S. 1763, criminal judgments collateral review procedures, 1871 [6FE]

S. 1764, trial evidence exclusionary rule application, 2108 [7FE]

S. 1765, constitutional procedures for imposition of death penalty, 2895 [22FE]

S. 1787, National Narcotics Act, 2111 [7FE]

S. 2259, Court-Annexed Arbitration Act, 2116, 2117 [7FE]

S. 2260, antitrust action consolidation, 2118 [7FE]

S. 2327, establish minimum life sentence without parole, 2917-2919 [22FE]

S. 2454, consolidation of civil antitrust cases, 6161 [21MR]

S. 2462, Bankruptcy Reform and Collective Bargaining Preservation Act, 6181 [21MR]

S. 2476, rate of pay for Federal judges, 6541 [26MR]

S. 2507, Bankruptcy Reform Act transition period extension, 7186 30MR, 7255 [30MR]

S. 2531, clarify access to grand jury proceedings relative to customs fraud, 7732 [4AP]

S. 2568, prohibiting discrimination in federally assisted programs, 9257 [12AP]

S. 2570, Bankruptcy Reform Act extension, 9147 [12AP]

S. 2579, Drug Money Seizure Act, 9304 [12AP]

S. 2591, penalties for major drug trafficking offenses, 9875-9877 [25AP]

S. 2730, penalty for use of firearm to commit a felony by foreign diplomats, 15043 [6JN]

S. 2741, clarify liability for disposal of hazardous substances, 15344 [7JN]

S. 2750, States exemption from statute of limitations for filing suits over disputed titles to public lands, 15854 [12JN]

S. 2761, White Sands Missile Range, NM, land claims settlement, 16453 [14JN]

S. 2776, continuation of Bankruptcy Act transition provisions, 17159 [19JN], 17228 [20JN]

S. 2802, Legal Fees Equity Act, 19383-19385 [27JN]

S. 2816, penalties for certain acts of religious or ethnic violence or vandalism, 19656 [28JN]

S. 2823, Saginaw Chippewa Tribe judgment funds distribution, 19662 [28JN]

S. 2854, Juvenile Prevention Detention Standards Act, 20480 [23JY]

S. 2864, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 20890 [25JY]

S. 2927, protection of Federal employees who are whistleblowers, 23217 [9AU]

S. 2939, additional bankruptcy court judgeships in Central District of Illinois, 23332 [9AU]

S. 2990, Ethics in Government Act amendments, 25364, 25365 [13SE]

S. 3063, Pornography Victims Protection Act, 30777 [9OC]

S. 3072, forfeiture of proprietary rights to certain technical data for debarred or suspended defense contractors, 30577 [5OC]

S. 3079, clarify meaning of program or activity as applied to institutions receiving Federal assistance, 30595 [5OC]

S. 3081, protection from civil liability for Federal law enforcement and investigative officers, 31242 [10OC]

S. 3092, Indian Reservation Special Magistrate and Law Enforcement Act, 32033 [11OC]

S. Con. Res. 120, protect legal rights of child victims of sexual abuse, 15550 [8JN]

S. Con. Res. 123, payment of attorneys' fees to Baby Jane Doe's family, 16582 [14JN]

S. Con. Res. 154, changes in enrollment of H.R. 6163, 31250 [10OC], 32217 [11OC]

S. Res. 293, authorizing Senate Legal Counsel to take certain action, 3139 [23FE]

S. Res. 313, Senate Legal Counsel intervention in action relative to Barnes, et al. v. Carmen, et al., 567 [26JA]

S. Res. 334, authorizing Senate Legal Counsel to represent certain employees, 1837 [3FE]

S. Res. 344, authorizing Senate Legal Counsel to represent certain employees, 2590 [9FE]

S. Res. 346, authorizing Senate Legal Counsel to represent certain employees, 2591 [9FE]

S. Res. 393, authorizing Senate Legal Counsel to represent certain employees, 14220 [24MY]

S. Res. 395, renegotiate Vienna Convention to eliminate immunity for foreign diplomats in case of assaults with firearms or explosives, 15051 [6JN]

S. Res. 400, authorizing certain testimony, 15583 [8JN]

S. Res. 401, authorizing certain testimony, 15643 [11JN]

S. Res. 405, land claims settlements (S. 2761), refer to Court of Claims, 16453, 16584 [14JN]

S. Res. 406, authorizing testimony of certain Senate employees, 16661 [15JN]

S. Res. 407, authorizing testimony of certain former Senate employees, 16662 [15JN]

S. Res. 413, authorizing Senate Legal Counsel to represent certain employees, 17970 [21JN]

S. Res. 419, authorizing certain staff testimony, 20057 [29JN]

S. Res. 432, refer S. 2944, relief of Frederick Paul, to U.S. Court of Claims, 23342 [9AU]

S. Res. 437, authorizing Senate Legal Counsel to represent certain employees, 24610 [7SE]

S. Res. 438, authorizing Senate Legal Counsel to represent certain employees, 24610 [7SE]

S. Res. 443, direct Senate Legal Counsel to represent John F. Sopko in civil lawsuit, 25666 [17SE]

S. Res. 444, direct the Senate Legal Counsel to intervene in certain legal matters, 25667 [17SE]

S. Res. 459, relating to the evaluation process for Federal judgeships, 27946 [1OC]

S. Res. 468, authorizing Senate Legal Counsel to represent certain employees, 28974 [3OC]

S. Res. 469, authorizing Senate Legal Counsel to represent certain employees, 28974 [3OC]

S. Res. 470, authorizing Senate Legal Counsel to represent certain employees, 28974 [3OC]

S. Res. 471, direct Senate Legal Counsel to intervene in certain proceedings, 28975 [3OC]

S. Res. 475, authorizing Senate Legal Counsel to represent certain employees, 29984 [4OC]

Speedy Trial Act (pretrial detention), 988 [31JA]

Transcripts

Religious Singing on School Property Court Case, 4493 [5MR]