Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) Rule 34governs the process by which a party in a legal proceeding can request access to documents, electronically stored information, and tangible items held by another p
Most lawyers (and hopefully judges) would be forgiven if they could not recite on demand some of the more obscure of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Rule 80 (Stenographic Transcript as Evidence) and Rule 64 (Seizing a Person or Property) come to mind. But Rule 34 (Producing Docu...
Federal Court Rules That Bureau of Land Management Likely Lacks Authority to Promulgate Fracking RuleCongressional Research Service
High Court Weighs Nationwide Injunctions The justices are considering whether to limit the authority of federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions that have blocked key parts of the Trump agenda until they can be heard in court. Laura MannweilerMay 15, 2025 Capitol...
Federal Trade Commission, et al., No. 3:24-CV-00986, granted Ryan, LLC’s motion for a preliminary injunction prohibiting enforcement of the non-compete ban against the plaintiff employer, but the court did not issue a nationwide injunction to stop the FTC’s enforcement...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday threw out a Trump-era Environmental Protection Agency rule change that allowed for the sale of a 15% ethanol gasoline blend in the summer months.
The December 2015 changes to Rule 34(b) are dramatic in the way document requests and objections will be handled in federal practice. Indeed, as Chief Justice John Roberts aptly put it, “[t]he amendments may not look like a big deal at first glance, but they are.” ...
On December 1, 2016, the Department of Labor appealed to the Fifth Circuit a federal court's grant of a preliminary injunction blocking the new overtime rule from taking effect.
Each signature tells the court: "I've done my homework. These claims have merit. I stake my professional reputation on this filing." Legal Framework and Application of Rule 11: A Professional Guide Federal courts maintain strict standards for attorney conduct under Rule 11. When lawyers put ...
The court said that the Trump administration's "public charge" rule could be implemented while it is challenged in court, nullifying an order from a federal judge that blocked the rule nationwide. The 5-4 vote was split along ideological lines with the five conservative judges...