Rules Enabling Act
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| Long title | An act to give the Supreme Court of the United States authority to make and publish rules in actions at law. |
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| Enacted by | the 73rd United States Congress |
The Rules Enabling Act (ch. 651,
United States federal courts
.
The enactment of the Rules Enabling Act on June 19, 1934, was a revolutionary moment in the history of
U.S. federal courts for over 140 years; namely, the rule that federal courts should conform their procedure in such actions to that of the courts in the state in which they were located. The conformity principle had caused major problems for federal courts that did not actually sit in the United States, such as the United States Court for China
.
While the courts exercised rulemaking powers granted to them under the Act without Congressional intervention for nearly forty years, Congress refused to allow the
Erie Doctrine. Hanna v. Plumer
, 380 U.S. 460, 473 (1965).
References
- ^ "How the Rulemaking Process Works". Rules & Policies. Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
External links
- Current text of the Act as amended at uscourts.gov
- Creating the Federal Rules at findarticles.com
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