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2016-2017 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Effective on December 1, 2016) Complete text of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Cornell University Law School) Motions to Dismiss Under FRCP 12(b)(6) and 12(b)(1) (Authorized excerpt from "Responses to Complaints" in R. Haig (ed.), Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal ...
Rules 7.1 and 26-37 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, are often cited in combination with a specific local rule to form a basis for a civil discovery motion. Rule 16 , Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, is the basis for a criminal discovery motion.
Dillon's Rule is the default rule, but some state constitutions and state statutes provide home rule authority for local governments. [29] State constitutions and statutes which allow counties or municipalities to enact ordinances without the legislature's express permission are said to provide home rule authority. [30]
The President of the United States is the chief executive of the federal government. He is in charge of executing federal laws and approving, or vetoing, new legislation passed by Congress. The President resides in the Executive Residence (EXR) maintained by the Office of Administration (OA).
Unlike California, where the state legislature has taken a more leading role in local zoning reform, the focus in Massachusetts is on local government control of zoning policy changes; both approaches have their advantages and disadvantages. [66] In February 2024, residents in the Town of Milton, a Boston suburb, voted to not comply with the law.
Title VII also applies to state, federal, local and other public employees. Employees of federal and state governments have additional protections against employment discrimination. The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 prohibits discrimination in federal employment on the basis of conduct that does not affect job performance.
Appeals from cases brought in the Middle District of Georgia are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit). As of January 12, 2025 the acting United States attorney is C. Shanelle Booker.
This rule looks only to the fact that the incidence of the tax is the "privilege of doing business"; it deems irrelevant any consideration of the practical effect of the tax. The rule reflects an underlying philosophy that interstate commerce should enjoy a sort of "free trade" immunity from state taxation.