Federal Courts casebook. The Supplement is updated annually, with footnotes to flag substantive changes in Title 28 since the book's initial appearance. This feature enables professors as well as students to trace the evolution of the Code over a period of years.A unique feature is found in Part Two, "Other Titles of the United States Code: Selected Provisions." It includes procedural provisions like the Administrative Procedure Act (Title 5, Chapter 7) and the Federal Arbitration Act (Title 9). Part Three of the Supplement contains the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. An Appendix contains changes to Rules 37 and 45 that are expected to take effect on December 1, 2013. Part Four of the Supplement provides the text of the Judiciary Act of 1789, the foundation of much that is in the Judicial Code today.The 2013 edition includes important changes adopted by the 112th Congress in 2011 and 2012. These changes were the product of four separate enactments: the "Holmes Group fix" that was part of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act; the Removal Clarification Act of 2011; a removal provision enacted as part of a defense authorization act; and, most important, the Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011 (JVCA).

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