Number: RL33265
Title: Conducting Foreign Relations Without Authority: The Logan Act
Authors: Michael V. Seitzinger, American Law Division 
Abstract: The Logan Act, designed to cover relations between private citizens of the United States and foreign governments, has prompted much controversy as to its scope and effect in its more than 200 years. Described as either a "paper dragon or sleeping giant" by one commentator, proclaimed to be possibly unconstitutional by others, it represents a combination of legal and policy factors in both domestic and international concerns.
Pages: 11
Date: February 1, 2006