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Criminal Justice : Legislative Documents

Testimony of Legislative Counsel Katie Corrigan on the Establishment of a National ID Card System Before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations (11/16/2001)

Letter to Reps. Thomas and Rangel on "The Customs Border Security Act of 2001" (10/25/2001)

How the Anti-Terrorism Bill Expands Law Enforcement "Sneak and Peek" Warrants (10/23/2001)

Sign-on Letter to House and Senate Judiciary Committees On Covert Searches Provisions in Anti-Terrorism Legislation (10/19/2001)

Testimony of Legislative Counsel Timothy Edgar Before the United States Commission on Civil Rights On Changes in Immigration Detention Practices and the Impact of Proposed Legislation on the Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of Citizens and Immigrants (10/12/2001)

Letter to the House Urging Them to Vote "No" on the PATRIOT Act (10/12/2001)

Letter to the Senate Urging Rejection of U.S.A. Act (10/09/2001)

Wiretap Provisions Comparison Chart (Administration, House, Senate Versions, with ACLU comments) (10/09/2001)

Senate Anti-Terrorism Bill Exempts Department of Justice Attorneys from State Bar Ethics Rules (10/08/2001)

Letter to Congress Urging Changes in Provisions of Anti-Terrorism Legislation (10/02/2001)

Testimony by Legislative Counsel Rachel King Before the House Judiciary Committee on the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001 (09/24/2001)

In Defense of Freedom at a Time of Crisis (09/20/2001)

Letter to Reps. Lamar Smith and Bobby Scott Urging Opposition to H.R. 2146, the "Two Strikes You're Out Child Protection Act" (07/23/2001)

Testimony of Legislative Counsel Rachel King on Racial Profiling Before House Committee of Government Reform (07/19/2001)

Letter to the House Urging Support of DeGette Amendment to FY 2002 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations Bill (07/16/2001)

Letter to Senators Hatch and Leahy on Opposition to S. 304, the "Drug Abuse Education, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2001" (06/29/2001)

Letter to Senator Feingold on Sponsorship of Public Safety Act (05/08/2001)

LCCR Letter to the Senate Urging Cosponsorship of the National Death Penalty Moratorium Act of 2001 (03/14/2001)

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