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Criminal Justice : Legislative Documents

Letter to the House On the Privacy of Outbound U.S. Mail (10/18/2000)

Letter to the Senate on Legislation to Increase Law Enforcement Electronic Surveillance, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Prosecution of Juveniles in Federal Court, and to Make the Use of Encryption a Grounds for Enhancing a Criminal Penalty (10/10/2000)

Letter to the House Urging Opposition to Secret Administrative Subpoenas (09/26/2000)

Coalition Letter to the Senate on Traffic Stops Statistics Studies Act (09/21/2000)

Letter to the House on the Kennedy Hate Crimes Amendment to Defense Authorization Bill (09/12/2000)

Key Federal Black Lawmakers Challenge CA Gov. On Veto of Traffic Stop Legislation (08/07/2000)

Letter to Rep. Lewis on H.R. 4001, the "Civil Rights for International Travelers Act" (06/28/2000)

Letter to Senator Durbin on S. 2393, the "Reasonable Search Standards Act" (06/28/2000)

Letter to the Senate on the Kennedy Hate Crimes Amendment to the DOD Authorization Bill (06/15/2000)

Sign-on Letter to Senator Hatch Urging Co-Sponsorship of the Traffic Stops Statistics Study Act (06/13/2000)

Letter to the Senate on the Victims' Rights Constitutional Amendment (04/14/2000)

Testimony of Master Sgt. Rossano Gerald On Racial Profiling Before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution (03/30/2000)

Testimony of Barry Steinhardt on CODIS before the House Judiciary Subcomitteee on Crime (03/23/2000)

Testimony of Legislative Counsel Gregory T. Nojeim on the Civil Liberties Implications of Counterterrorism Measures Before the National Commission on Terrorism (03/17/2000)

Letter to the Senate Regarding the Hatch Drug Amendment to S. 625, the "Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1999" (01/31/2000)

Letter to the Senate Regarding the Hatch Drug Amendment to S. 625, the "Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1999" (11/08/1999)

Fax to the House Opposing the D.C. Appropriations Bill (10/14/1999)

Statement of Legislative Counsel Christopher Anders on Hate Crimes Legislation Before the House Committee on the Judiciary (08/04/1999)

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