Effective rulemaking damaged by politics
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The US Judicial Conference's rejection of the revision of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c) that its Advisory Committee on Civil Rules proposed is troubling for the signs of political influence at work. Special-interest groups and the media initially sought a modification of the rule to guarantee them greater access to court-protected information, though there was no other need for such a change. They then balked when the change finally proposed did not go far enough to satisfy them, so they successfully lobbied to kill it.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1995
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Is AT & T just another fish? FCC classification of Ma Bell as a 'non-dominant' carrier ends pre-effective review of tariffs
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The Federal Communications Commission's Oct reclassification of AT&T as a nondominant provider of domestic interstate telecommunications services poses a unique threat to consumers. While the FCC is working on new rules for nondominant carriers, its current regulations let those carriers file new tariff structures only a day, sometimes hours, before they take effect. Those tariffs supersede any contracts with customers, even if the contract preceded the new tariff. Formerly, customers had 14 to 120 days' notice.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1995
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EU to install data privacy standards; the Data Protection directive, effective in a year, establishes a means of guarding personal data transferred within the EU
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The European Union's Data Protection Directive, taking effect on Oct 24, 1998, ensures the free transfer of personal information. The directive is all-encompassing, relating to both data transfer by automatic and other means. It establishes a basic framework, not a single system of rules administered by one central authority. Member states can introduce higher standards, although enforcement standards will vary from one country to another.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1997
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