Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act

If you are interested in federal courts, a recently passed bill is a really big deal. The

Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act

is going to change a lot of things in federal court jurisdiction and venue. I have a basic understanding of what is going to change, but if you're interested, you are probably better off reading an analysis at http://prawfsblawg.blogs.com/prawfsblawg/2011/12/updated-jurisdiction-and-venue-clarification-act.html. The text of the law is available at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr394enr/pdf/BILLS-112hr394enr.pdf

Basically, it fixes a few issues with the current law, codifies some judicially created law, and completely rewrites venue, among other things.