Vol. 36, Number 12—December 2004
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
JUDICIARY IN DEPTH
Sentencing Commission Hearings Continue Debate on Guidelines
— "In November 2004, the U.S. Sentencing Commission held two days of public hearings at which it heard views on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, post-Blakely..."
Congress Approves Funding for Courts
— "Congress approved and the President has signed a Fiscal Year 2005 appropriation bill for the federal courts that will allow for no growth, but is not expected to force any additional lay-offs in the coming year..."
ECI for 2005
— "Federal judges, along with Members of Congress, will receive a 2.5 percent Employment Cost Index adjustment in their annual salaries, effective January 1, 2005..."
Budget Cuts Leave 6 Percent of Federal Court Jobs Vacant
— "Caught in a money crunch, federal courts slashed 1,350 jobs in fiscal year 2004..."
Courthouses with Space
Emergencies Funded
— "The FY 2005 appropriation includes funding for three courthouse construction projects in Los Angeles, California; El Paso, Texas; and San Diego, California..."
108th Legislative Session
Disappoints
— "Legislation on multidistrict litigation, asbestos compensation, and bankruptcy and class action reforms expired with the end of the108th Congress..."
Places of Holding Court OK’d
— "...will allow the Western District of Arkansas and the Eastern District of Texas to
hold court anywhere within the federal courthouse in Texarkana..."
Law Libraries Mix
Online with Hard Copy to
Ease Access, Cut Costs
— "At the heart of much of the federal Judiciary's work is legal research—the hunt for precedent, consensus, legislative intent, and other decision-making factors..."
Special Masters
in the Federal Courts
— "A dispute involving construction of a new recreational site on land where American Indian remains had been found was threatening to get out of hand..."
Living On Borrowed Time
— "The only temporary chapter in the federal bankruptcy code, Chapter 12, has been extended nearly a dozen times since its enactment in 1986..."
New Chairs of Budget Committee Selected
Siegel to Retire
Commission Appointments Confirmed
Judicial Milestones
Judicial Boxscore
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