The keynote presentation from the 2007 ABA Techshow, this audio is a review of the new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on e-discovery by Justice Shira Scheindlin (SDNY). Listen
The immigration debate continues as the proposed immigration legislation moves through Congress. The federal bill on the fast track is H.R. 4437 and its companion bill S. 2454. It's easy to track the progress of these bills through Thomas. Keep up with the issues using:
As a result of new federal legislation, Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (P.L. 108-159), consumers will be able to request one free copy of their credit report each year. Credit reports can be obtained by calling a toll free number, making a request by mail, or using the new web site AnnualCreditReport.com. The web site will be available starting on Dec. 1. A story on MSNBC, "Free credit report details announced," explains the process. Due to the anticipated frenzy, the free credit reports will be released to the country in stages, starting with the West Coast of the U.S., on Dec. 1, 2004. States in the Midwest will be able to obtain the reports in March, the South in June and the East coast states in Sept. 2005.
The House of Representatives voted earlier this week to split the 9th Circuit. For background see "For 9th Circuit, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do." Senate bill 878 proposes to create a new 9th Circuit consisting of California, Guam, Hawaii and the Northern Marianas Islands; a new 12th Circuit would be created with Arizona, Nevada, Montana, and Idaho; and a new 13th Circuit would have Alaska, Washington, and Oregon in it. The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration. There are some who believe the Senate will not take action.
The Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act goes into effect on October 28, 2004. The Act is known as Check 21. "Will paper checks become extinct?" explains some of the changes that will affect us.
Congress has introduced a controversial law (S. 2560), known as the Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act (IICA). This law, formerly called the Induce Act, plans to thwart attempts to infringe upon copyrights, particularly with technology that allows filesharing. Herein lies the controversy. To follow the developments of this law see Ernest Miller's posts at The Importance of ... and The LawMeme Reader's Guide to Ernie Miller's Guide to the INDUCE Act. For more commentary see Kevin Heller's Induce Act blog and a good background article "INDUCING Bad Law."
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