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Eavesdropping Statutes, and More from CRS

11.15.12 | 1 min read | Text by Steven Aftergood

New or newly updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that have not been made readily available to the public include the following.

Privacy: An Abbreviated Outline of Federal Statutes Governing Wiretapping and Electronic Eavesdropping, October 9, 2012

Privacy: An Overview of Federal Statutes Governing Wiretapping and Electronic Eavesdropping, October 9, 2012

Privacy: An Overview of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, October 9, 2012

Privacy: An Abridged Overview of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, October 9, 2012

Federal Laws Relating to Cybersecurity: Discussion of Proposed Revisions, November 9, 2012

Medical Marijuana: The Supremacy Clause, Federalism, and the Interplay Between State and Federal Laws, November 9, 2012

The Budget Control Act of 2011: Budgetary Effects of Proposals to Replace the FY2013 Sequester, November 9, 2012

El Salvador: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations, November 9, 2012

The U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Background and Issues, November 9, 2012

Trade Preferences: Economic Issues and Policy Options, November 14, 2012

The Distribution of Household Income and the Middle Class, November 13, 2012

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