Subseries: Shapiro, Ira
Scope and Content Note: Ira Shapiro (1976-1977) was legal counsel for Nelson and handled issues related to Constitutional law, civil rights, civil liberties, and Indian affairs. His files primarily document attempts to break apart major oil companies by divestiture. Other topics include busing and school desegregation, the Nixon tapes, amnesty for draft evaders, the Federal Habeas Corpus statute, and the Reserve Mining Corporation as a major polluter of the Great Lakes. Related material can be found under Louis Paper and Peter Connolly.

Anti-trust bill (S.1284), 1976

Bell, Griffin, nomination, 1977

Busing, school desegregation, 1974-1976

Communications Privacy Act (S.1612), 1974-1975

Congressional Legal Counsel, 1974-1975

Environmental health, Reserve Mining Corporation (S.841), 1973-1976

Environmental health, Reserve Mining Corporation (S.841) (continued)

Habeas Corpus, statement drafts

Lance, Bert, resignation, 1977

Menominee Indians, restoration, 1975-1976

Oil companies and divestiture

Amendment, 1975

Anti-trust, 1974

Background, 1974-1975

Bill, statements, 1974-1975

Company profits, 1974-1976

Correspondence, incoming, 1976

Damage to independents, 1975

General, 1975-1976

Horizontal, 1975

Lobbies, 1975

Milwaukee Journal, editorial, 1975

Nixon, Richard, tapes and papers, Preservation Act, 1975

Pregnancy disability (S.995), 1977

Public financing of Congressional elections, amendments, 1977

Terrorism, crimes against internationally protected persons bill (S.3646), 1976

Vietnam draft evaders, amnesty, 1974-1977

Walworth-Solon Mills rail service, discontinuation, 1975