Government Mandates
Clinton memorandum on Plain Language in Government Writing, 1998.
Guidelines implementing the presidential memo.
The National Institutes of Health's Plain Language Initiative requiring the use of plain language in all new documents.Standard
format for grant announcements
, from the Office of Management and Budget.
SEC handbook on creating clear financial-disclosure documents.
Walters v. Reno, 145 F.3d 1032 (9th Cir. 1998). Court decision that forms issued by the Immigration and Naturalization Service were so confusing and misleading that they violated a person's due-process rights.
HIPPA Privacy Notices. Writing notices in plain language.
The Federal Aviation Administration, internal directive on plain language.
