U.S. President George W. Bush speaks before he signs the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, on Feb. 18, 2005. The law will take most class-actions out of state courts and put them into federal courts. Behind Bush are Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, (l to r). (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)