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Rulemaking
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Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Restyling: A Solution in Search of a Problem
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Unless Congress intervenes, nearly every Federal Rule of Civil Procedure will change in less than two months. And few seem concerned. Maybe we aren't concerned because we've all carefully reviewed…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Park on Securities Regulation
The Competing Paradigms of Securities Regulation, by JAMES J. PARK, Brooklyn Law School, is now available on SSRN. Here is the abstract:The securities industry is simultaneously governed by specific rules…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Morris, Craver Circulate Proposed NLRB Rule
Charles Morris and Charlie Craver are circulating a letter_to_the_National_Labor_Relations_Board urging the Board to issue a substantive rule on members-only minority-union bargaining. Here's an excerpt:It is our view that protecting the…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
I.R.S. Practice of Seeking Tax Lawyer Assistance Questioned
In David Cay Johnston, I.R.S. Letting Tax Lawyers Write Rules, NY Times, March 9, 2007, this policy is questioned. Here are a few excerpts:The Internal Revenue Service is asking tax…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Retroactive Application of NLRB’s Harborside Rule
In SNE Enterprises, Inc., 348 N.L.R.B. No. 69 (Nov. 3, 2006) (not yet posted by NLRB), the Board retroactively applied Harborside Healthcare. In Harborside, the Board declared that it would…
Labor Law Prof Blog
ERISA Section 404(c) Rulemakings On The Way
The Alexander Hamilton Institute's Benefits Alert Newsletter is reporting that there are a number of employee benefits-related rulemaking actions on tap for consideration this summer. Of particular note, the Department…
TortsProf Blog
FDA Rulemaking
The Products Liability Prof blog has noted the new FDA rulemaking reiterating/declaring the agency's current view that state law labeling claims are generally preempted. A couple of document pointers may…