Miscellaneous

Standing Committee Requests Comments on Proposed Rules' Amendments
Ben Spencer reports here.

Public Comments on Federal Rules, and Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and Criminal Procedure
Many legal research and writing professors may have missed an interesting development in federal rulemaking: Public comments on proposed rules are now easily accessible on the internet...

Preliminary Draft of Proposed Amendments to Federal Rules
The Advisory Committee has proposed amendments to the federal rules, including the Rules of Civil Procedure, and the public-comment period is open. You can read the Summary for Bench and Bar here and read Ben Spencer's post on the topic...

Ind. Courts - More on: Proposed amendments to Court rules
State Rules. Yesterday the ILB posted this entry re proposed amendments to Indiana court rules. The deadline for comments is May 5th. A number of rules are affected. In addition, the notice makes this comment:The Committee was asked to address...

Ohio Supreme Court rule amendments
Comments to the set of proposed amendments to the Ohio Rules of Appellate, Criminal, and Civil Procedures issued last October, have been reviewed and evaluated by the Supreme Court Commission on Rules of Practice & Procedure...

Ohio Supreme Court Seeking Public Comment on Proposed E-Discovery Amendments
The Supreme Court of Ohio is now accepting public comments on proposed amendments to the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure addressing electronic discovery.  The amendments to Rules 16, 26, 33, 34, 36, 37, and 45 are based on the December 2006 amendments made to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure...

Discouraging Union Organizers
Strict work place rules

Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
Strengthens examination requirements of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

Privacy Protection Act 42 USC 21A
Federal Newsroom Law

The Civil Rights Act of 1871
Law bans discrimination enacted under color of state law

Heart of Atlanta v United States
Supreme Court Decision: Civil Rights Act Protected by Interstate Commerce Clause

Federal Adoption Tax Credit
Financial Incentive for Adoptive Parents

VA Sets New Benefit Rules for Agent Orange-Related Ilnesses
Agent Orange-Related Ilnesses VA Sets New Benefit Rules

FDA
Requests Labeling Change for Singulair, Accolate and Zyflo and Zyflo CR

Civil / Human Rights
alleging violations of basic human and civil rights.

Settlement Proposed in Class Action Against Facebook
Facebook will Close Beacon in Proposed Settlement

RC2 Corp to Pay $1.25 Million Civil Penalty
RC2 Corp to Pay $1.25 Million Civil Penalty >

Taylor Bean Faces Federal WARN Class Action
Taylor Bean Federal Employment Class Action Filed