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S. 2449 - Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2007

Law. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, disclosures of discovery information in civil actions, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2007

S. 2449 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary
A bill to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, disclosures of discovery information in civil actions, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, disclosures of discovery information in civil actions, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2007
  • Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2008
Sponsor
Herbert Kohl
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Law
  • Actions and defenses
  • Consumers
  • Court records
  • Discovery (Law)
  • Evidence (Law)
  • Government information
  • Health policy
  • Medical care
  • Product safety
  • Public health
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    Major Actions
    Introduced12/11/2007
    Referred to Committee
    Bill History

    There have been no votes on this bill.

    ActionDateDescription
    Introduced12/11/2007
    12/11/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15140-15141)
    12/11/2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
    Put on a legislative calendar3/06/2008Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
    8/01/2008Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-439.
    Put on a legislative calendar8/01/2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 935.
    NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
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    Contributions

    1. January - February 2003 For $92,700 Against $884,619
    2. March - April 2003 For $193,153 Against $1,979,624
    3. May - June 2003 For $256,450 Against $2,404,495
    4. July - August 2003 For $216,400 Against $1,163,602
    5. September - October 2003 For $414,250 Against $2,086,373
    6. November - December 2003 For $281,718 Against $2,068,549
    7. January - February 2004 For $184,400 Against $1,563,687
    8. March - April 2004 For $189,385 Against $2,520,543
    9. May - June 2004 For $231,730 Against $3,142,029
    10. July - August 2004 For $82,587 Against $1,793,305
    11. September - October 2004 For $376,336 Against $3,520,714
    12. November - December 2004 For $46,560 Against $716,669
    13. January - February 2005 For $191,574 Against $1,074,034
    14. March - April 2005 For $538,425 Against $3,053,814
    15. May - June 2005 For $679,203 Against $3,741,444
    16. July - August 2005 For $208,354 Against $1,459,871
    17. September - October 2005 For $378,756 Against $2,930,612
    18. November - December 2005 For $422,291 Against $3,445,043
    19. January - February 2006 For $196,423 Against $1,290,563
    20. March - April 2006 For $377,970 Against $3,824,490
    21. May - June 2006 For $309,550 Against $3,815,071
    22. July - August 2006 For $151,750 Against $2,241,299
    23. September - October 2006 For $295,192 Against $4,886,065
    24. November - December 2006 For $91,715 Against $1,531,958
    25. January - February 2007 For $81,851 Against $1,153,483
    26. March - April 2007 For $336,723 Against $2,517,013
    27. May - June 2007 For $250,740 Against $2,664,397
    28. July - August 2007 For $64,175 Against $1,026,073
    29. September - October 2007 For $127,455 Against $1,942,423
    30. November - December 2007 For $115,860 Against $1,920,003
    31. January - February 2008 For $32,100 Against $971,789
    32. March - April 2008 For $67,912 Against $1,891,753
    33. May - June 2008 For $78,582 Against $1,856,748
    34. July - August 2008 For $75,317 Against $1,662,132
    35. September - October 2008 For $26,917 Against $1,806,162
    36. November - December 2008 For $17,650 Against $754,927

    Votes

      2 Organizations Supported and 2 Opposed; See Which Ones
      2 Organizations Supported and 2 Opposed; See Which Ones

      Organizations that took a position on
      Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2008

      2 organizations supported this bill

      American Association for Justice
      (n.d.). Statement in support. Retrieved n.d., from .
      Public Citizen
      (n.d.). Action Alert in Support. Retrieved n.d., from .

      2 organizations opposed this bill

      American Bar Association
      (n.d.). Statement in opposition. Retrieved n.d., from .
      National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
      (n.d.). NAMIC. Retrieved n.d., from .

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      Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
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      Contributions by Legislator

      Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
      That Supported      		$ From Interest Groups
      That Opposed
      Daniel K. AkakaDHI$72,550$159,800
      Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$35,850$525,600
      Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$6,000
      John BarrassoRWY$250$70,257
      Max BaucusDMT$42,393$842,446
      Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$112,950$1,292,554
      Bob BennettRUT$0$217,526
      Joe BidenDDE$566,370$2,123,697
      Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$46,200$427,760
      Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$553,460
      Barbara BoxerDCA$283,705$1,495,511
      Sherrod BrownDOH$75,418$1,306,273
      Sam BrownbackRKS$2,000$103,001
      Jim BunningRKY$4,900$395,598
      Richard BurrRNC$4,000$675,610
      Robert ByrdDWV$32,000$226,176
      Maria CantwellDWA$294,267$1,174,996
      Ben CardinDMD$33,490$1,061,190
      Tom CarperDDE$28,099$498,019
      Bob CaseyDPA$370,449$3,133,775
      Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$4,700$911,351
      Hillary ClintonDNY$310,764$4,426,762
      Tom CoburnROK$0$142,890
      William Thad CochranRMS$0$217,564
      Norm ColemanRMN$5,000$998,190
      Susan CollinsRME$23,250$527,130
      Gaylord Kent ConradDND$163,565$637,928
      Bob CorkerRTN$94,110$783,810
      John CornynRTX$3,375$1,515,488
      Larry CraigRID$0$36,500
      Mike CrapoRID$22,000$242,337
      Jim DeMintRSC$3,250$793,283
      Chris DoddDCT$28,850$1,000,562
      Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$1,000$731,248
      Pete DomeniciRNM$0$123,850
      Byron DorganDND$41,462$361,251
      Dick DurbinDIL$420,135$1,675,517
      John EnsignRNV$0$340,678
      Mike EnziRWY$0$82,251
      Russ FeingoldDWI$68,650$699,271
      Dianne FeinsteinDCA$24,049$694,591
      Lindsey GrahamRSC$238,072$1,316,758
      Chuck GrassleyRIA$2,000$441,811
      Judd GreggRNH$0$176,687
      Chuck HagelRNE$0$97,200
      Tom HarkinDIA$45,450$592,137
      Orrin HatchRUT$54,898$521,724
      Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$17,000$823,685
      Jim InhofeROK$0$202,318
      Dan InouyeDHI$39,750$255,343
      Johnny IsaksonRGA$11,550$711,461
      Tim JohnsonDSD$45,329$396,844
      Ted KennedyDMA$218,875$1,016,598
      John KerryDMA$33,300$379,267
      Amy KlobucharDMN$90,772$939,766
      Herb KohlDWI$0$500
      Jon KylRAZ$1,500$875,252
      Mary LandrieuDLA$76,210$1,256,497
      Frank LautenbergDNJ$90,550$816,282
      Patrick LeahyDVT$107,332$531,829
      Carl LevinDMI$77,650$686,594
      Joe LiebermanICT$58,750$1,262,506
      Blanche LincolnDAR$42,750$479,613
      Chester Trent LottRMS$1,000$209,697
      Dick LugarRIN$28,750$391,040
      Mel MartinezRFL$108,150$1,207,437
      John McCainRAZ$0$154,425
      Claire McCaskillDMO$157,972$1,351,632
      Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$25,050$1,089,333
      Bob MenéndezDNJ$46,032$2,047,099
      Barbara MikulskiDMD$41,250$293,687
      Lisa MurkowskiRAK$1,500$313,104
      Patty MurrayDWA$176,950$752,575
      Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$81,250$730,021
      Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$526,788$2,535,187
      Barack ObamaDIL$250,217$2,223,804
      Mark PryorDAR$177,100$687,616
      John "Jack" ReedDRI$58,964$457,623
      Harry ReidDNV$301,732$1,233,034
      Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$266,978
      John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$59,548$688,174
      Ken SalazarDCO$261,114$1,531,405
      Bernie SandersIVT$49,950$99,289
      Chuck SchumerDNY$124,250$1,133,968
      Jeff SessionsRAL$1,000$467,360
      Richard ShelbyRAL$118,200$848,574
      Gordon SmithROR$21,850$660,335
      Olympia SnoweRME$1,000$208,860
      Arlen SpecterDPA$110,200$2,684,528
      Debbie StabenowDMI$220,984$1,271,194
      Ted StevensRAK$0$273,391
      John SununuRNH$0$511,524
      Jon TesterDMT$28,600$458,636
      John ThuneRSD$6,350$578,296
      David VitterRLA$500$640,781
      George VoinovichROH$0$739,915
      John WarnerRVA$0$2,000
      Jim WebbDVA$17,600$529,717
      Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$141,014$726,857
      Ron WydenDOR$66,500$293,907

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      		NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
      That Supported      		$ From Interest Groups
      That Opposed
      		Daniel K. AkakaDHI$72,550$159,800
      		Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$35,850$525,600
      		Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$6,000
      		John BarrassoRWY$250$70,257
      		Max BaucusDMT$42,393$842,446
      		Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$112,950$1,292,554
      		Bob BennettRUT$0$217,526
      		Joe BidenDDE$566,370$2,123,697
      		Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$46,200$427,760
      		Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$553,460
      		Barbara BoxerDCA$283,705$1,495,511
      		Sherrod BrownDOH$75,418$1,306,273
      		Sam BrownbackRKS$2,000$103,001
      		Jim BunningRKY$4,900$395,598
      		Richard BurrRNC$4,000$675,610
      		Robert ByrdDWV$32,000$226,176
      		Maria CantwellDWA$294,267$1,174,996
      		Ben CardinDMD$33,490$1,061,190
      		Tom CarperDDE$28,099$498,019
      		Bob CaseyDPA$370,449$3,133,775
      		Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$4,700$911,351
      		Hillary ClintonDNY$310,764$4,426,762
      		Tom CoburnROK$0$142,890
      		William Thad CochranRMS$0$217,564
      		Norm ColemanRMN$5,000$998,190
      		Susan CollinsRME$23,250$527,130
      		Gaylord Kent ConradDND$163,565$637,928
      		Bob CorkerRTN$94,110$783,810
      		John CornynRTX$3,375$1,515,488
      		Larry CraigRID$0$36,500
      		Mike CrapoRID$22,000$242,337
      		Jim DeMintRSC$3,250$793,283
      		Chris DoddDCT$28,850$1,000,562
      		Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$1,000$731,248
      		Pete DomeniciRNM$0$123,850
      		Byron DorganDND$41,462$361,251
      		Dick DurbinDIL$420,135$1,675,517
      		John EnsignRNV$0$340,678
      		Mike EnziRWY$0$82,251
      		Russ FeingoldDWI$68,650$699,271
      		Dianne FeinsteinDCA$24,049$694,591
      		Lindsey GrahamRSC$238,072$1,316,758
      		Chuck GrassleyRIA$2,000$441,811
      		Judd GreggRNH$0$176,687
      		Chuck HagelRNE$0$97,200
      		Tom HarkinDIA$45,450$592,137
      		Orrin HatchRUT$54,898$521,724
      		Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$17,000$823,685
      		Jim InhofeROK$0$202,318
      		Dan InouyeDHI$39,750$255,343
      		Johnny IsaksonRGA$11,550$711,461
      		Tim JohnsonDSD$45,329$396,844
      		Ted KennedyDMA$218,875$1,016,598
      		John KerryDMA$33,300$379,267
      		Amy KlobucharDMN$90,772$939,766
      		Herb KohlDWI$0$500
      		Jon KylRAZ$1,500$875,252
      		Mary LandrieuDLA$76,210$1,256,497
      		Frank LautenbergDNJ$90,550$816,282
      		Patrick LeahyDVT$107,332$531,829
      		Carl LevinDMI$77,650$686,594
      		Joe LiebermanICT$58,750$1,262,506
      		Blanche LincolnDAR$42,750$479,613
      		Chester Trent LottRMS$1,000$209,697
      		Dick LugarRIN$28,750$391,040
      		Mel MartinezRFL$108,150$1,207,437
      		John McCainRAZ$0$154,425
      		Claire McCaskillDMO$157,972$1,351,632
      		Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$25,050$1,089,333
      		Bob MenéndezDNJ$46,032$2,047,099
      		Barbara MikulskiDMD$41,250$293,687
      		Lisa MurkowskiRAK$1,500$313,104
      		Patty MurrayDWA$176,950$752,575
      		Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$81,250$730,021
      		Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$526,788$2,535,187
      		Barack ObamaDIL$250,217$2,223,804
      		Mark PryorDAR$177,100$687,616
      		John "Jack" ReedDRI$58,964$457,623
      		Harry ReidDNV$301,732$1,233,034
      		Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$266,978
      		John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$59,548$688,174
      		Ken SalazarDCO$261,114$1,531,405
      		Bernie SandersIVT$49,950$99,289
      		Chuck SchumerDNY$124,250$1,133,968
      		Jeff SessionsRAL$1,000$467,360
      		Richard ShelbyRAL$118,200$848,574
      		Gordon SmithROR$21,850$660,335
      		Olympia SnoweRME$1,000$208,860
      		Arlen SpecterDPA$110,200$2,684,528
      		Debbie StabenowDMI$220,984$1,271,194
      		Ted StevensRAK$0$273,391
      		John SununuRNH$0$511,524
      		Jon TesterDMT$28,600$458,636
      		John ThuneRSD$6,350$578,296
      		David VitterRLA$500$640,781
      		George VoinovichROH$0$739,915
      		John WarnerRVA$0$2,000
      		Jim WebbDVA$17,600$529,717
      		Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$141,014$726,857
      		Ron WydenDOR$66,500$293,907

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      		$ Donated
      		Trial lawyers & law firms$7,682,154

      Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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      		$ Donated
      		Attorneys & law firms$68,085,664
      		Insurance companies, brokers & agents$9,219,712
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