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Rulemaking
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MoFo ReEnforcement: The Enforcement Blog
CFPB Publishes Semi-Annual Rulemaking Agenda
Just in time for the holidays, the CFPB released its Fall 2015 rulemaking agenda on Friday, November 20. The agenda does not include any major surprises, but it does slightly…
Corporate and Securities Law
SEC Tells Court It Will Implement Resource Extraction Rules in 270 Days
Technology Law Source
Reminder: EPA Comment Period Closing
Just a reminder that the extended comment period for EPA's proposed rule regarding reporting and recordkeeping requirements for certain nanoscale materials closes August 5, 2015. Readers can find a copy…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Moore on the Pending Amendments to the FRCP
Forthcoming in the University of Cincinnati Law Review is my article, The Anti-Plaintiff Pending Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Pro-Defendant Composition of the Federal Rulemaking Committees.Abstract:In…
Wage & Hour Insights
DOL Sends New FLSA Regulations to OIRA for Final Review Before Draft Publication
By FranczekPC
Since last spring, we have been following developments in the oft-delayed Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations rewrite by the Department of Labor (DOL). Yesterday, we received word that the…
Capital Thinking
FCC Process Reform at the Forefront in the House
Legislative Activity House Introduces Three Draft Bills on FCC Transparency On April 21, members of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee of the House Energy & Commerce Committee (House Commerce Committee)…
Appellate Advocacy Blog
Federal Appellate Rulemaking on Brief Word Counts
The Federal Appellate Rules Advisory Committee held a public hearing today on the proposal to reduce the word limit of federal appellate briefs from 14,000 words to 12,500 words. When…
Education Law Prof Blog
Wisconsin AG Petitions In Support of Law Giving Governor Powers in Education Rulemaking
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel has petitioned the state supreme court to reverse a finding that a new state law unconstitutionally removed powers from the state Superintendent of Public Instruction…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Macfarlane on A New Approach to Local Rules
Katherine Macfarlane (Louisiana State University) has published in the Stanford Journal of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (Vol. 11, 2015) an article entitled A New Approach to Local Rules.Abstract:The Federal Rules…
Louisiana Law Blog
U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Agencies are Free to Change Interpretive Rules Without Notice and Comment
On Monday, March 9, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal agencies do not have to follow notice-and-comment rulemaking procedures when changing interpretations of rules. This decision gives federal…