Search Results: keywords:"district courts"

  • S. 3998 — To provide for the permanent appointment of certain temporary district judgeships.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:728

    S. 3998 seeks to make certain temporary district judgeships into permanent positions in various U.S. districts, including Hawaii, Kansas, Missouri, Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Texas. The bill updates relevant sections of existing legislation to...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 3998 is a plan to turn some temporary judge jobs into regular, forever jobs in parts of the United States, like Texas and California, to help the courts work better. It also sets aside money to make sure these changes can happen.

  • S. 4096 — To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the random assignment of certain cases in the district courts of the United States.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:495

    S. 4096, also known as the “End Judge Shopping Act,” proposes changes to title 28 of the United States Code. The bill aims to ensure that certain federal and statewide legal challenges, such as those questioning the constitutionality or enforcement of laws, are assigned...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to make sure that judges are picked randomly when someone asks them to decide if a law is fair or not, so people can't choose a judge they think will agree with them. This way, everyone gets a fair chance, like picking a name from a hat.

  • S. 3250 — An Act To provide remote access to court proceedings for victims of the 1988 Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
    Status:Enrolled Bill
    Words:593

    S. 3250 allows victims of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 in Lockerbie, Scotland, to access court proceedings remotely. It defines victims as those directly harmed by the bombing or their close relatives, but excludes anyone involved in the crime. The bill mandates...

    Simple Explanation

    This bill is like giving special TV access to people who were hurt or lost loved ones when a plane exploded over Scotland a long time ago, so they can watch court talks about it from anywhere, even if they live far away. But, it doesn’t say how they will make sure everyone can watch or how much it might cost, kind of like having a TV show without knowing if everyone has the right channel to watch it.

  • S. 4095 — To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit the authority of district courts to provide injunctive relief, to modify venue requirements relating to bankruptcy proceedings, and to ensure that venue in patents cases is fair and proper, and for other purposes..
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:2,803

    The "Stop Helping Outcome Preferences Act" or "SHOP Act" aims to limit district courts in issuing injunctive relief by ensuring such orders only apply to the parties of a case or similarly situated individuals within the judicial district. The bill also...

    Simple Explanation

    The SHOP Act is like a new rulebook for judges: it stops them from making big changes that affect lots of people outside a small area, tells lawyers not to pick favorite judges sneakily, and sets new places for special court cases to happen, so everyone plays fair.

  • S. 5465 — To clarify where court may be held for certain district courts in Texas and California.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:196

    S. 5465 aims to adjust the locations where court may be held in certain district courts in Texas and California. Specifically, in Texas, it proposes adding College Station as a location included under Section 124(b)(2) of title 28 of the United States Code. In California, the...

    Simple Explanation

    This bill says that certain courts in Texas and California can meet in new places; in Texas, they can also meet in College Station, and in California, they can meet in El Centro as well as San Diego.