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Title 18 of the United States Code is the main criminal code of the federal government of the United States. [1] The Title deals with federal crimes and criminal procedure.In its coverage, Title 18 is similar to most U.S. state criminal codes, typically referred to by names such as Penal Code, Criminal Code, or Crimes Code. [2]
The ECPA extended government restrictions on wire taps from telephone calls to include transmissions of electronic data by computer (18 U.S.C. § 2510 et seq.), added new provisions prohibiting access to stored electronic communications, i.e., the Stored Communications Act (18 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq.), and added so-called pen/trap provisions ...
The Economic Espionage Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–294 (text), 110 Stat. 3488, enacted October 11, 1996) was a 6 title Act of Congress dealing with a wide range of issues, including not only industrial espionage (e.g., the theft or misappropriation of a trade secret and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act), but the insanity defense, matters regarding the Boys & Girls Clubs of ...
An Act to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for better control of the interstate traffic in firearms. Acronyms (colloquial) GCA, GCA68: Enacted by: the 90th United States Congress: Effective: October 22, 1968: Citations; Public law: 90-618: Statutes at Large: 82 Stat. 1213-2: Codification; Titles amended: 18 U.S.C.: Crimes and ...
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub. L. 95–223, 91 Stat. 1626, enacted October 28, 1977, is a United States federal law authorizing the president to regulate international commerce after declaring a national emergency in response to any unusual and extraordinary threat to the United States which has its source in whole or substantial part outside the ...
An Act to amend chapter 44 (relating to firearms) of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes. Acronyms (colloquial) FOPA: Enacted by: the 99th United States Congress: Effective: May 19, 1986: Citations; Public law: Pub. L. 99–308: Statutes at Large: 100 Stat. 449: Codification; Acts amended: Gun Control Act of 1968: Titles amended
The complaint, captioned Amnesty et al. v McConnell and filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, argued that the eavesdropping law violated people's rights to free speech and privacy under the First and Fourth Amendments to the Constitution. [37]
United States v. Dorsey (Ninth Circuit 2005) United States v. Nieves-Castaño (First Circuit 2007) United States v. Weekes (Third Circuit 2007) United States v. Benally (Tenth Circuit 2007) United States v. Cruz-Rodriguez (First Circuit 2008) Convictions overturned post-Lopez under the revised Gun Free School Zones Act include: United States v.