Proposed FRAP changes

Bloomberg Law offers Proposed Amicus Brief Rule Change Has No Friends discussing nine proposed changes to FRAP presented to Congress on April 26 that "reflect the judiciary’s march into the electronic age. They will take effect Dec. 1 unless lawmakers change them." Proposed "Rules 28.1 and 31 allow 21 days instead of 14 days to file a reply brief." Other proposed rules address e-service, e-filing, class action practice, and amicus briefs:

Allowing courts to strike amicus briefs if they would result in a judge’s recusal appears to be the most controversial appellate item in the latest rule change proposal for federal courts.