<P> As discussed in Wolk v. Olson, the discovery rule does not apply to mass media such as newspapers and the Internet; the statute of limitations begins to run at the date of publication . In 2013, the US Supreme Court of the United States unanimously ruled in Gabelli v. SEC that the discovery rule does not apply to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's investment - advisor - fraud lawsuits since one of the purposes of the agency is to root out fraud . </P> <P> In private civil matters, the limitations period may generally be shortened or lengthened by agreement of the parties . Under the Uniform Commercial Code, the parties to a contract for sale of goods may reduce the limitations period to one year but not extend it . </P> <P> Limitation periods that are known as laches may apply in situations of equity; a judge will not issue an injunction if the requesting party waited too long to ask for it . Such periods are subject to broad judicial discretion . </P> <P> For US military cases, the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) states that all charges except those facing court - martial on a capital charge have a five - year statute of limitations . If the charges are dropped in all UCMJ proceedings except those headed for general court - martial, they may be reinstated for six months after which the statute of limitations has run out . </P>

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