LAWYERS

Addresses

American Bar Association Annual Meeting: Representative Dingell, 18942 [11JY]

Annual Message on the Administration of Justice: Warren E. Burger-13698 [23MY], 17549 [26JN]

European Comparative Law: Newton N. Minow—Association of American Law Schools, 4232 [28FE]

European Comparative Law—Association of American Law Schools: Newton N. Minow, 2825-2827 [20FE], 5892 [20MR]

Legal Issues in the Central American Conflict: John N. Moore, 13907-13908 [3JN]

Legal Profession: Senator Bumpers, 14206-14208 [4JN]

Legal Services Corp.: W. Clark Durant, III, 24021 [17SE]

———W. Clark Durant III, 24021 [17SE]

On Court Stripping: Senator Moynihan, 35450-35452 [10DE]

On Love and Law—Lawyer as Peacemaker: Howard T. Markey, 4566 [5MR]

South Carolina Law Day: Alexander M. Sanders, Jr., 9432 [25AP]

Agreements

Constitutional rights of firearms owners (S. 49): unanimous-consent, 16983 [24JN]

Amendments

Children: award of attorney's fees to parents of handicapped (S. 415), 21389 [30JY]

———award of attorneys' fees to parents of handicapped (S. 415), 21459 [30JY]

Firearms: protect constitutional rights of owners (S. 49), 17000, 17001 [24JN], 18168, 18169, 18189, 18206, 18211, 18248, 18250, 18251 [9JY]

Analyses

Legal Fees Equity Act (S. 1580), 22349-22354 [1AU]

Legal Services to Individuals Financially Unable To Obtain Representation (S. 1581), 22370-22372 [1AU]

Protecting the Constitutional Rights of Gun Owners (S. 49), 18171-18177 [9JY]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 415, award of attorneys' fees to parents of handicapped children, 34133 [4DE]

———S. 415, Handicapped Children's Protection Act, 31377 [12NO]

Articles and editorials

ABM Reinterpretation—A Quick Study—Young Lawyer's New Look at the 1972 Pact Triggers Controversy, 28872-28874 [24OC]

Aid Lawyer—Meese's Fees Equal 1,600 Poor Clients, 2256 [7FE]

Amending the Constitution by Default, 25536 [1OC]

Amos Deinard, Blind Lawyer, Dead at 87, 21483 [30JY]

Ask the Police—S. 49 Is a Killer, 29077 [24OC]

Attorney's Fees, 22367 [1AU]

Augustus F. Hawkins Honorary Doctor of Laws, 13708 [23MY]

Bar Association Drops 3 Proposals Urging U.S. Foreign Policy Moves, 18739 [11JY]

Bryant Whitmire Dies—Self-Styled Country Lawyer, 22261 [1AU]

Child Abuse and the Juvenile Courts, 1928 [6FE]

Civil Rights Lawyer Hood Dies at 65, 13847 [24MY]

Coming to Terms With the Compensation Conundrum, 24722-24724 [24SE]

Continuing a Legal-Aid Tradition, 21483 [30JY]

DA as a Mobilizer, 1929-1931 [6FE]

Equal Access to Justice Act (excerpt), 31962 [14NO]

FBI, Bar-Group Link Revealed in Papers, 16456 [19JN]

Former Attorney General McLeod Dies, 12437 [17MY]

His Own Man, 14835 [7JN]

International Law and International Lies, 20695 [25JY]

It's Costly When Judges Legislate, 13296 [22MY]

J.O. Sentell, Jr.—In Memoriam, 6948 [1AP]

Larchmont Lawyer Is Cited for Effort Against Corruption, 5590 [19MR]

Law School at New York's City U. Tries Radical Approach, 14264 [4JN]

Lawyer Who Wanted To Make a Difference, 22232 [1AU]

Lawyer's Detente—Sweeping Soviet Human Rights Aside, 16298 [19JN]

Lawyer's Detente—Sweeping Soviet Human Rights Aside (excerpt), 27186 [10OC]

Let Us Now Praise Unfamous Men, 14789 [6JN]

Melville B. Nimmer, 62, Dies, 35378 [9DE]

Melville B. Nimmer Is King of Copyright-35280, 35378 [9DE]

New Business Breed, 33153 [21NO]

New York City Bar Association Releases Judiciary Committee Evaluations of Judge Francis X. Altimari and Senator James L. Buckley, 36833 [17DE]

Nicaragua's U.S. Lawyers, 25346 [1OC], 28907 [24OC]

Paying Adoption Expenses—Increasing Number of Companies Help Their Employees Meet Costs, 7350 [3AP]

Prevention—A New Legislative Approach, 1927 [6FE]

Prosecutors To Meet on Child Sexual Abuse, 10412 [3MY]

Queens Village/Verdict Is In—Van Buren's Team Is Tops, 16770 [20JN]

Restoring the Balance—The Second Amendment Revisited, 16991-16996 [24JN]

Spokesman for Liberals Watches Tide Flow Out, 16144 [18JN]

Steering a Single, Steady Course Through Life, 34033 [3DE]

Strange View of a Lawyer's Job, 26467 [7OC]

U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Bazelon To Retire, 16144 [18JN]

Bills and resolutions

Administrative law judges: jurisdiction of Health and Human Services Review Commission (see S. 580)

Benjamin, Kenneth U.: appointment to Senate Legal Counsel (see S. Res. 170)

Children: award of attorneys' fees to parents of handicapped (see S. 415)

Civil Rights Attorneys' Fees Awards Act: prohibit assessment of fees against members of judiciary acting in official capacity (see H.R. 2170)

Courts: awards of expenses to individuals or businesses in certain litigation against the Government (see S. 380)

———improve delivery of legal services to individuals financially unable to obtain representation (see S. 1581)

———prohibit award of attorney's fees against judges growing out of actions for injunctive relief (see H.R. 877)

———standards for award of fees to prevailing defendants (see S. 898)

Debt owed to the Government: contracts retaining private counsel to furnish legal services (see H.R. 979)

Education of the Handicapped Act: award of attorneys' fees to certain prevailing parties (see H.R. 1523)

ERISA: recovery of attorney's fees in certain civil actions (see H.R. 1922)

Executive departments: attorney's fees and related expenses in certain adverse litigations and civil actions (see S. 1138; H.R. 2223, 2378)

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: amend (see S. 951)

Federal employees: protection of positions excepted from competitive process (see H.R. 917)

Gay, Gregory A.: authorize testimony before Florida confidential proceeding (see S. Res. 193)

Government: provisions for retention of private counsel for debt collection services (see S. 209)

Grand jury: attorney right of witnesses (see S. 284)

Grandparents: uniform law on rights to petition State courts for privileges to visit grandchildren following dissolution of marriage (see H. Con. Res. 67)

Group legal services plans: extend tax treatment and limit employer contributions (see S. 1221)

Judicial proceedings: recovery of attorneys fees (see H.R. 354)

Legal fees: compensation for services rendered in litigation involving Federal, State, or local governments (see S. 1580; H.R. 3181)

———extension of certain provisions of law (see S. 1912)

———prohibit award against State judges and judicial officers (see S. 1794, 1795)

Legal services: assistance to certain individuals (see H.R. 3004)

———tax exclusion for employer contributions to certain group plans (see S. 1652)

LSC: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 2468)

———funding (see H. Res. 55)

———time limits for certain proceedings relative to denials of financial assistance (see H.R. 2326)

Medicare: limit reimbursement for legal fees to hospitals and other providers of services (see H.R. 3589)

National Parliamentary Law Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 226)

Taxation: extend termination date for exemption of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 3948)

Tax-exempt organizations: tax penalty for failure to provide funds for legal services to the poor (see H.R. 1273)

Veterans: fees to attorneys for legal representation (see H.R. 585)

———VA payment of fees to attorneys in claims cases (see S. 367; H.R. 924)

Book reviews

``White Book,'' Anti-Zionist Committee of the Soviet Public and the Association of Soviet Lawyers, 27187 [10OC]

Books

``Taxpayer Funded Politics,'' (chapter entitled, Politics and Jurisprudence—Illegalities at the Legal Services Corp.), 10429-10440 [3MY]

Court decisions

Bivens v. Six Unknown Federal Narcotic Agents: Supreme Court (excerpt), 91 [3JA]

Linkletter v. Walker: Supreme Court (excerpt), 91 [3JA]

Michigan v. Tucker: Supreme Court (excerpt), 91 [3JA]

Stone v. Powell: Supreme Court (excerpt), 91 [3JA]

Wolf v. Colorado: Supreme Court (excerpt), 91 [3JA]

Decisions

Asberry v. U.S. Postal Service: Federal Circuit Court of Appeals (excerpt), 30689 [6NO]

Exclusionary rule in criminal proceedings: District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 92 [3JA]

New York Gaslight Club v. Carey: Supreme Court (excerpt), 21392 [30JY]

Documents

Mini-Trial Agreement Between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Appellant, 30325 [1NO]

Essays

Law Makes Freedom Work: Angela Middleton, 18286 [9JY], 19748 [18JY]

———Jina Marie Rhodes, 19748 [18JY]

———Judith M. Farris, 18286 [9JY]

———Judith Marie Farris, 19748 [18JY]

———Tina M. Rhodes, 18286 [9JY]

Excerpts

Annotated Code of Professional Responsibility: American Bar Foundation, 2527 [19FE]

Explanations

Exclusionary rule in criminal proceedings: Dean Wigmore, 90 [3JA]

———Virgil Peterson, 92 [3JA]

Factsheets

Protecting the Constitutional Rights of Gun Owners (S. 49), 18179 [9JY]

U.S. Economic Sanctions Against Nicaragua—Domestic and International Legal Basis: Mary W. Ennis, 13909 [3JN]

Letters

Administrative policies at the Merit Systems Protection Board: Alex Kozinski, 30681 [6NO]

Child abuse: Oregon teacher, 29981 [31OC]

Constitutional rights of firearms owners (S. 49): Bruce E. Thompson, Jr., 16989 [24JN], 18196 [9JY]

Criminal Accountability Act: John J. Kelly, 34032 [3DE]

Establishment of LSC: Richard M. Nixon (excerpt), 15296 [12JN]

Filing of frivolous appeals: Alex Kozinski, 30689 [6NO]

FTC regulation of professionals: Eunice R. Cole, 20458 [25JY]

———Gerald P. Nagy, 20455 [25JY]

———Hal M. Christensen, 20455 [25JY]

———J.H. Kent, 20458 [25JY]

———James E. Ritchie, 20458 [25JY]

———John S. Zapp, 20458 [25JY]

———Robert D. Evans, 20458 [25JY]

———W. Ward Reynoldson, 20458 [25JY]

Interim appointment of U.S. attorneys and marshals (S. 1410): Phillip D. Brady, 18246 [9JY]

Lawyers Alliance for Nuclear Arms Control conference: John H. Downs, 14075, 14078 [4JN]

Nomination of James L. Buckley as judge: Frederick B. Abramson, 36832 [17DE]

Nomination of Michael B. Wallace to LSC: Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (excerpt), 15298 [12JN]

Prevention of child abuse in day care centers: Senator Cranston, 35520 [10DE]

Prohibit award of legal fees against State judges and judicial officers: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, 29278 [28OC]

———Conference of Chief Justices, 29279 [28OC]

Letters of transmittal

Criminal Justice Act Revision, 22369 [1AU]

Legal Fees Equity Act, 22348 [1AU]

Lists

Judges honored by the Italian-American Bar Association of Northern California, 36343 [12DE]

Memorandums

Administrative Policies at the Merit Systems Protection Board: Mary Eastwood, 30688 [6NO]

Firearms Owners' Protection Act (S. 49), 34028-34030 [3DE]

Questions and answers

Administrative policies at the Merit Systems Protection Board: Alex Kozinski, 30699 [6NO]

Remarks in House

Bankruptcy: appointment provisions and role of U.S. trustees (H.R. 2660), 14238-14239 [4JN]

City University of New York: law school teaching techniques, 14264 [4JN]

Court of International Trade: changes in the law, 9354 [24AP]

Courts: prohibit award of attorney's fees against judges injunctive relief in actions (H.R. 877), 1631 [31JA]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: application of certain provisions (H.R. 237), 33583 [2DE]

———attorney accountability (H.R. 237), 1365 [31JA]

Federal contracts: deny to companies of labor groups that have violated labor law (H.R. 782), 1351 [30JA]

Federal Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedure: proposed amendments, 22071 [31JY]

Firearms: constitutional rights of owners, 32883 [20NO]

———protect constitutional rights of owners (S. 49), 28235, 28236, 28237, 28239, 28241 [22OC], 29077 [24OC]

———protect constitutional rights of owners (S. 49), discharge petition, 28238, 28241, 28265-28275 [22OC], 28604, 28605 [23OC], 28742 [24OC]

Handicapped Children's Protection Act: enact (S. 415), appointment of conferees, 31377 [12NO]

Independent Commission on Respect for International Law: create, 37868 [18DE]

Italian-American Bar Association: tribute to sundry judges, 36343 [12DE]

Judicial Disqualification Reform Act: enact (H.R. 3044), 19747 [18JY]

Legal Fees Equity Act: enact (H.R. 3181), 22749 [1AU]

Legal services: improve delivery to individuals who cannot afford representation (H.R. 3004), 35186 [9DE]

Legal Services Act: amend (H.R. 2326), 10406 [2MY]

Legal Services Incentives Act: enact (H.R. 1273), 3686 [26FE]

Liability insurance: increase of lawsuits, 34378 [4DE]

Libel law: make certain changes in cause of action (H.R. 2846), 20379 [24JY]

LSC: funding, 2297 [7FE]

———reductions in funding, 2330, 2333 [7FE]

Meese, Edwin, III: payment of legal fees, 2297 [7FE]

Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund: tribute, 24028 [17SE]

Model Grand Jury Act: enact (H.R. 1407), 4565 [5MR]

National Law Day: observance, 14555 [5JN]

Rules Enabling Act: enact (H.R. 2633), 13699 [23MY]

Samuels, Sue R.: tribute, 34033 [3DE]

San Francisco, CA: anniversary of Nihonmachi Legal Outreach, 24215 [18SE]

Santa Clara, CA: anniversary of the Public Defenders Office, 3067 [21FE]

Supreme Court: proposed commission to study ways to reduce case docket, 17548 [26JN]

Tax Court judges: eliminate mandatory retirement (H.R. 1736), 6378 [26MR]

Trade Law Modernization Act: enact, 7687 [4AP]

VA Adjudication Procedure and Judicial Review Act: enact, 858 [22JA]

Remarks in Senate

ABA: controversial treatment of Soviet delegation of lawyers, 16298 [19JN]

———mutual respect agreement with Association of Soviet Lawyers, 27186 [10OC]

Attorney General: permit to retain private counsel for litigation of select debt collection cases (S. 1658), 24104 [18SE]

———permit to retain private counsel for litigation of select debt collection cases (S. 1658), authorize star print, 24654 [23SE]

Briskman, Arthur: tribute to staff member, 29256 [28OC]

Business: extend tax exclusion on contributions to employee group legal services (S. 1221), 13798 [24MY]

Chicago Police Department: crime prevention program for children and handicapped, 33378 [22NO]

Children: award of attorney's fees to parents of handicapped (S. 415), 21387-21393 [30JY]

———award of attorneys' fees to parents of handicapped (S. 415), 1979 [6FE]

———award of attorneys' fees to parents of handicapped (S. 415), appointment of conferees, 34133 [4DE]

———efforts of Marvel Comics to inform public concerning prevention of abuse, 6938 [1AP]

———improve investigation and prosecution of child abuse and pornography cases (S. 554), 33678 [2DE]

———improve investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases, 1927 [6FE], 10412 [3MY], 10566 [6MY], 29981 [31OC]

———improve investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases (S. 140), 228 [3JA]

———improve investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases (S. 985), 9153 [24AP]

———improve methods of preventing child abuse in day care centers, 35519 [10DE]

———include sexual exploitation under the provisions of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (S. 625), 4872 [7MR]

Civil litigation: alternative dispute resolution, 30324 [1NO]

Colombia: efforts to combat drug trafficking, 1926 [6FE]

Consumers: protect from abusive debt collection practices (S. 951), 8359 [18AP]

Courts: eliminate and establish alternative to exclusionary rule in criminal proceedings (S. 29), 90 [3JA]

———legal services to individuals financially unable to obtain representation (S. 1581), 22367, 22372 [1AU]

———objection to consideration of H.R. 2378, award of expenses, 18013 [8JY]

———recovery of litigation costs in cases against the Government, 31961, 31968 [14NO]

Davidson, Michael: selected for inclusion in ``Who's Who in America'', 25063 [26SE]

Dept. of Justice: funding to pay legal fees for litigants in certain legal cases, 28912 [24OC]

———interim appointment of U.S. attorneys and marshals (S. 1410), 18244 [9JY]

Domenici, Peter: tribute, 37519 [18DE]

Education: grants for legal services programs in law schools, 16635 [20JN]

Elovich, Lawrence E.: tribute, 16731 [20JN]

Executive departments: awards of expenses from certain judicial proceedings (S. 380), 1773 [5FE]

———objection to consideration of H.R. 2378, award of expenses, 17389 [26JN]

Families: tax deduction in connection with adoption expenses (S. 856), 7348-7351 [3AP]

Federal Courts Study Commission: establish (S. 601), 4612 [6MR]

Federal employees: substitution of Government as defendant in certain legal cases, 2698 [20FE]

Federal Incentives for State Health Care Professional Liability Reform Act: enact (S. 1804), 30396 [4NO]

Firearms: clarify provision relative to sale at temporary location, 17000 [24JN]

———protect constitutional rights of owners (S. 49), 24 [3JA], 16984-17003 [24JN], 18155, 18211-18237 [9JY], 19127 [16JY]

———protect constitutional rights of owners (S. 49), unanimous-consent agreement, 16982-16984 [24JN]

———restrictions on certain imports, 17001 [24JN]

FTC: regulation of professionals, 20454-20460 [25JY]

Government: provisions for retention of private counsel for debt collection services (S. 143), 232 [3JA]

———provisions for retention of private counsel for debt collection services (S. 209), 671 [21JA]

Grand jury: attorney right of witnesses (S. 284), 1029 [24JA]

Gray, Fred D.: tribute, 22231 [1AU]

Hall, Kenneth K.: Association of Trial Lawyers of America Outstanding Appellate Judge Award recipient, 20306 [24JY]

Hazardous substances: promote settlement of superfund litigations, 24725-24731 [24SE]

Hester, Douglas: selected for inclusion in ``Who's Who in America'', 25063 [26SE]

Hyatt, Joel: founder of Hyatt Legal Services, 33153 [21NO]

Kelly, Sally A.: tribute, 22231 [1AU]

Legal fees: extension of certain provisions of law (S. 1912), 35388-35390 [9DE], 35551 [10DE]

———prohibit award against State judges and judicial officers (S. 1794), 29278 [28OC]

———prohibit award against State judges and judicial officers (S. 1795), 29278 [28OC]

Legal Fees Equity Act: enact (S. 1580), 22346, 22354-22355, 22367 [1AU]

Legal profession: responsibilities, 14206 [4JN]

Legal services: tax exclusion for employer contributions to prepaid group plans (S. 1652), 23992 [17SE]

LSC: funding, 10424-10443 [3MY], 30250, 30254 [1NO]

———Senate approval of nominees, 15143 [11JN], 15730 [13JN]

Marcus, Stanley: tribute, 4415 [5MR]

McLeod, Daniel R.: tribute, 14835 [7JN]

Moynihan, Senator: award recipient, 35450 [10DE]

Nicaragua: legal representation by U.S. attorneys, 25346 [1OC]

Nimmer, Melville B.: tribute, 35378 [9DE]

Philippines: violations of civil liberties, 13716 [24MY]

Senate: participation of Members or employees in law firms or boards, 35508 [10DE]

Shanley, Bernard M.: award recipient, 32300 [19NO]

Small business: reimbursement for legal expenses (S. 615), 4819 [7MR]

———reimbursement for legal expenses (S. 1138), 12144 [15MY]

Tooley, Dale: tribute, 7420 [3AP]

Whitmire, Bryant: tribute, 22260 [1AU]

Witness Advocate Program: anniversary, 26254 [4OC]

Reports

Attorneys' Debt Collection on Behalf of Clients Be Subject To Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs (H.R. 237) (H. Rept. 99-405), 33601 [2DE]

Attorneys' Fees to Parents of Handicapped: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 415) (S. Rept. 99-112), 20476 [25JY]

Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act, 21393 [30JY], 22356-22367 [1AU]

Clarify Education of the Handicapped Act on Rights, Procedures, and Remedies Under Laws Relating to Discrimination: Committee on Education and Labor (H.R. 1523) (H. Rept. 99-296), 25758 [2OC]

Establish VA Procedures Relating to Attorney Fees, Benefit Claims, and Judicial Review: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (S. 367) (S. Rept. 99-100), 18015 [8JY]

Exclusionary Rule in Criminal Proceedings: ABA (excerpt), 92 [3JA]

Haiti—Rights Denied, Human Rights in Haiti in 1984: National Coalition for Haitian Refugees, Americas Watch, and the Lawyers Committee on International Human Rights (summary), 7769 [4AP]

Investigation and Prosecution Improvement of Child Abuse Cases: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 140) (S. Rept. 99-123), 21727 [31JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Attorney's fees, 22357 [1AU]

James L. Buckley nomination: District of Columbia Bar Association, 36833 [17DE]

Nomination of Michael B. Wallace to LSC: NAACP, 15298 [12JN]

Substitution of Government as defendant in place of Federal employees in certain legal cases: Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI, 2698 [20FE]

Statements

Administrative Policies at the Merit Systems Protection Board: Alex Kozinski, 30686, 30687, 30688 [6NO]

———Beth Don, 30686 [6NO]

———Horace Clark, 30686 [6NO]

———Jesse James, Jr., 30686, 30692, 30694 [6NO]

———John Erck, 30698 [6NO]

———John F. Hollingsworth, 30691 [6NO]

———K. William O'Connor, 30696 [6NO]

———Laura Chin, 30686, 30691 [6NO]

———Lynn R. Collins, 30680 [6NO]

———Mary Eastwood, 30686, 30694 [6NO]

———William K. Oliver, 30698 [6NO]

Confirmation Hearings on Nomination to LSC: Michael B. Wallace (excerpt), 15287 [12JN]

Filing of Frivolous Appeals: Alex Kozinski, 30689 [6NO]

Gun Control: Ferris E. Lucas, 16990 [24JN]

———President Reagan, 16984 [24JN]

———Richard Henry Lee, 16985 [24JN]

———Senator Dole (excerpt), 17002 [24JN]

———Vince McGoldrick, 16990 [24JN]

Human Rights in the Philippines: Michael H. Posner, 13716-13718 [24MY]

Illegality of U.S. Policy in Central America and the Caribbean: Lawyers Committee on U.S. Policy in Central America and the Caribbean, 3477 [25FE]

Legal Issues in the Central American Debate: John N. Moore, 8772 [22AP]

Mandatory Retirement for Tax Court Judges (excerpts), 6378 [26MR]

Nominations of Michael Wallace and LeaAnne Bernstein to LSC: Senator Hart, 15731 [13JN]

Qualifications of Alex Kozinski To Serve as a U.S. Judge: Brice Clagett, 30684 [6NO]

———Christine C. Nettesheim, 30683 [6NO]

———Daniel Gribbon, 30684 [6NO]

———Harry Wood, 30683 [6NO]

———John Weise, 30683 [6NO]

———Lawrence Margolis, 30683 [6NO]

———Sheldon Cohen, 30684 [6NO]

Qualifications of Stanley Sporkin To Serve as Judge: corporate securities lawyer, 36491 [16DE]

Sale of Conrail: Neil F. Hartigan, 27844 [17OC]

———several State attorneys general, 27845-27847 [17OC]

Selection of Kenneth K. Hall as Outstanding Appellate Judge: Association of Trial Lawyers of America (excerpt), 20306 [24JY]

U.S. Participation in the International Court of Justice: John C. Shepherd, 18737 [11JY]

———Robert F. Drinan and J. David Ellwanger, 18739 [11JY]

Studies

Legal Compensation for Harm Caused by Release of Hazardous Substances: American Law Institute, ABA, American Trial Lawyers Association, and the National Association of Attorneys General (excerpt), 24638 [23SE]

Legal Services Funding: New Mexico State Bar Association (excerpt), 15295 [12JN]

Weapons, Crime, and Violence in America: James Wright and Peter Rossi (excerpt), 16986 [24JN]

Summaries

Fairness for Adopting Families Act (S. 856), 7349 [3AP]

Legal Fees Equity Act (S. 1580), 22349 [1AU]

Protecting the Constitutional Rights of Gun Owners (S. 49), 18186 [9JY]

Trade Law Modernization Act, 7687 [4AP]

Tables

Estimated cost to Federal Government of implementation of the provisions of the National Child Protection Act (S. 142), 231 [3JA]

Texts of

Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act (excerpt), 21390 [30JY]

H.R. 237, debt collection practices, 33583 [2DE]

H.R. 3004, improve delivery of legal services to individuals who cannot afford representation, 35186 [9DE]

H.R. 3742, Criminal Accountability Act, 34032 [3DE]

S. 49, protect constitutional rights of owners of firearms, 24-28 [3JA]

S. 49, protecting constitutional rights of gun owners, 18204, 18232-18236 [9JY]

S. 140, improve investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases, 228 [3JA]

S. 142, improve methods of preventing child abuse in day care centers, 231 [3JA]

S. 143, provisions for retention of private counsel for collection of debts owed to Government, 233 [3JA]

S. 209, provisions for retention of private counsel for collection of debts owed to Government, 671 [21JA]

S. 284, rights of witnesses appearing before grand juries, 1029 [24JA]

S. 415, award of attorneys' fees to parents of handicapped children, 1980 [6FE]

S. 415, Handicapped Children's Protection Act, 31377 [12NO]

S. 601, establish the Federal Courts Study Commission, 4612 [6MR]

S. 856, Fairness for Adopting Families Act, 7349 [3AP]

S. 951, protect consumers from abusive debt collection practices by attorneys, 8359 [18AP]

S. 985, Child Abuse Victims Rights Act, 9154 [24AP]

S. 1138, reimbursement small businesses for legal expenses, 12145 [15MY]

S. 1221, extend tax exclusion on employer contributions to group legal services, 13799 [24MY]

S. 1410, interim appointment of U.S. attorneys and marshals, 18247 [9JY]

S. 1580, Legal Fees Equity Act, 22346-22348 [1AU]

S. 1581, legal services to individuals financially unable to obtain representation, 22368 [1AU]

S. 1652, tax exclusion for employer contributions to prepaid group legal services, 23992 [17SE]

S. 1794, prohibit award of legal fees against State judges and judicial officers, 29278 [28OC]

S. 1912, extension of certain temporary provisions of tax law, 35388 [9DE]

S. Res. 225, authorizing Senate Legal Counsel to represent certain employees and authorizing the testimony of Senator Kasten and Wanda Roever, 24495 [20SE]