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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

    Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

    supported this bill

    Trial lawyers & law firms [About]
    $7,682,154
    $7,682,154
    10 times as much
    $68,095,414
    $9,219,712
    $77,315,126

    opposed this bill

    Attorneys & law firms [About]
    Insurance companies, brokers & agents [About]
    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$1,302,304
    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$1,302,304
    		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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    		Trial lawyers & law firms$7,682,154

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    		Attorneys & law firms$68,095,414
    		Insurance companies, brokers & agents$9,219,712
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