[20050908]RS22244_第109届国会临时搬迁因自然或人为灾害中断的联邦法院的立法举措.pdf

Order Code RS22244 September 8, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Legislative Initiatives to Temporarily Relocate Federal Courts Interrupted by Natural or Man-made Disasters, 109th Congress R. Eric Petersen Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary As a result of the current disruption of operations in several courts in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi due to Hurricane Katrina, one of the issues raised is whether Congress might consider legislation authorizing courts affected by natural and man-made disasters to meet outside the geographic boundaries of their circuits or districts. The aftermath of the hurricane, and ongoing efforts to secure court facilities following earlier attacks on court facilities and judges, judicial branch policymakers and administrators, have given renewed attention to crisis response, emergency planning, and continuity of operations (COOP) issues. In the federal judiciary, COOP planning is an extension of _ Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Following the current disruption of operations in several courts in Gulf Coast states due to Hurricane Katrina, one of the issues r