EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT

Articles and editorials

Equal Access to Justice for a Few, S2558 [10AP]

Bills and resolutions

Courts: require Federal agencies to report payments made due to court cases to which the U.S. is a party and the Administrative Conference of the U.S. to compile and publish such data (see H.R. 2919), H5342 [1AU]

Dept. of Justice: limit awarding of fees and other expenses in cases brought against agencies of the U.S. (see H.R. 3037), H5398 [2AU]

Remarks in House

Dept. of the Interior: allow award of attorney fees recoverable under the Equal Access to Justice Act in litigation cases dealing with certain energy projects on Federal lands, H7207, H7226–H7228 [19NO]

Patents: allow a judge to consider dilatory or other abusive tactics by the prevailing party in determining whether to reduce or deny court fee awards, H7535–H7538 [5DE]

Remarks in Senate

Judgment Fund: require disclosure of all payments made, S2558 [10AP]

Reports

Awards of Attorneys’ Fees by Federal Courts and Federal Agencies: Henry Cohen, Congressional Research Service (excerpt), H7536 [5DE]