Center for Democracy & Technology The Center for Democracy & Technology is a non-profit, non-partisan public interest organization dedicated to developing and implementing public policies to protect and advance civil liberties and democratic values on the Internet. Among the issues found in reports housed by CDT are speech, privacy, copyright, and open government. Web Site - Recent Reports [RSS] - Recently Added Reports [RSS]

RL34138 - August 17, 2007 Restitution in Federal Criminal Cases

RL34114 - August 01, 2007 Congress's Contempt Power: A Sketch

RL34120 - July 31, 2007 Information Security and Data Breach Notification Safeguards

RL34109 - July 27, 2007 Intellectual Property Rights Violations: Federal Civil Remedies and Criminal Penalties Related to Copyrights, Trademarks, and Patents

RL34097 - July 24, 2007 Congress's Contempt Power: Law, History, Practice, and Procedure

RL34104 - July 23, 2007 State E-Government Strategies: Identifying Best Practices and Applications

RS22406 - March 20, 2007 National Security Letters in Foreign Intelligence Investigations: A Glimpse of the Legal Background and Recent Amendments

RS22460 - June 22, 2006 Theft of Veterans' Personal Information, and Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reorganization: Issues for Congress

RS21441 - February 03, 2006 Libraries and the USA PATRIOT Act

RL31408 - October 19, 2005 Internet Privacy: Overview and Pending Legislation

RL32706 - May 18, 2005 Spyware: Background and Policy Issues for Congress

RL31408 - May 16, 2005 Internet Privacy: Overview and Pending Legislation

RS22106 - May 11, 2005 Copyright Protection of Digital Television: The "Broadcast Flag"

98-67 - April 13, 2005 Internet: An Overview of Key Technology Policy Issues Affecting Its Use and Growth

RL32526 - August 11, 2004 Electronic Voting Systems (DREs): Legislation in the 108th Congress

RS21906 - August 09, 2004 9/11 Commission Recommendations: A Civil Liberties Oversight Board

RS21900 - August 05, 2004 The Protection of Classified Information: The Legal Framework

RS21851 - August 04, 2004 Privacy Protection: Mandating New Arrangements to Implement and Assess Federal Privacy Policy and Practice

RL32035 - August 02, 2004 Copyright Law: Digital Rights Management Legislation

RS21328 - July 06, 2004 Internet: Status Report on Legislative Attempts to Protect Children from Unsuitable Material on the Web

RL32408 - June 30, 2004 Spectrum Policy: Public Safety and Wireless Communications Interference

RL32222 - June 23, 2004 Regulation of Broadcast Indecency: Background and Legal Analysis

RL32366 - April 21, 2004 Terrorist Identification, Screening, and Tracking Under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 6

RL32357 - April 16, 2004 Computer Security: A Summary of Selected Federal Laws, Executive Order, and Presidential Directives

RL32336 - April 06, 2004 FBI Intelligence Reform Since September 11, 2001: Issues and Options for Congress

Recent Reports

August 21, 2008 - State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2009 Appropriations

August 15, 2008 - Comparing Global Influence: China's and U.S. Diplomacy, Foreign Aid, Trade, and Investment in the Developing World

August 15, 2008 - Capturing CO2 from Coal-Fired Power Plants: Challenges for a Comprehensive Strategy

August 13, 2008 - Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Political Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests

August 13, 2008 - Russia-Georgia Conflict in South Ossetia: Context and Implications for U.S. Interests

August 13, 2008 - Nomination and Confirmation of Lower Federal Court Judges in Presidential Election Years

August 12, 2008 - Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E): Background, Status, and Selected Issues for Congress

August 12, 2008 - Stability in Russia's Chechnya and Other Regions of the North Caucasus: Recent Developments

August 12, 2008 - Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security

August 12, 2008 - Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations

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