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Cybercrime: An Overview of Federal Law, and More from CRS

10.17.14 | 1 min read | Text by Steven Aftergood

New and updated publications from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.

Cybercrime: An Overview of the Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Statute and Related Federal Criminal Laws, October 15, 2014

Insurance and Climate Change: Do Governments Have a Duty to Protect Property Owners?, CRS Legal Sidebar, October 16, 2014

Home Is Where They Have To Take You In: Right to Entry For U.S. Citizens, CRS Legal Sidebar, October 16, 2014

Conflict Minerals and Resource Extraction: Dodd-Frank, SEC Regulations, and Legal Challenges, October 15, 2014

EPA’s Upcoming Ozone Standard: How Much Will Compliance Cost?, CRS Insights, October 15, 2014

Eleventh Circuit Provides Guidance for the Definition of “Foreign Official” under the FCPA, CRS Legal Sidebar, October 15, 2014

Nuclear Energy Policy, October 15, 2014

Turkey-U.S. Cooperation Against the “Islamic State”: A Unique Dynamic?, CRS Insights, October 15, 2014

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