Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 2002, 2004, 8012, 8013, 8015, and 8021 were amended, effective December 1, 2020. Below is a summary of each. To review the full text and redline versions of these rules as well as the accompanying committee notes, please visit: https://www.uscourts.gov/rules-policies/current-rules-practice-procedure The amendment to Rule 2002 (1) requires giving notice of […]
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure; and Federal Rules of Evidence
Various federal rules were amended, all effective December 1, 2020. Below is a summary of each. To review the full text and redline versions of these rules as well as the accompanying committee notes, please visit https://www.uscourts.gov/rules-policies/current-rules-practice-procedure. Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure 35 and 40 were amended to create length limits for responses to petitions for […]
How the Electoral College Elects the President and Vice President of the United States
On November 3, 2020, Americans exercised one of the biggest responsibilities and privileges of citizenship in our country – the right to vote. This year included a presidential election that was not called by the Associated Press until November 7, 2020 when the results in Pennsylvania brought Vice President Biden’s Electoral College tally over the […]
Patriot Day & National Day of Service & Remembrance
A day of infamy that is emblazoned in American history and memory resulted from the series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda in four hijacked airplanes against the United States on the morning of September 11, 2001. Nearly 3,000 people died in the attacks. Two airplanes targeted the World Trade Center […]
2020 Reno Tahoe Odyssey Recap
May 29, 2020 was to have been the first day of the 2020 Reno Tahoe Odyssey, a 178- mile relay race that starts in Reno, courses around Lake Tahoe, to the Carson Valley, to Virginia City and back to The Biggest Little City. Unsurprisingly, this year’s event was cancelled. My Odyssey teammates and I were […]