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8/1/2008--Reported to Senate amended. Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2008 - Amends the federal judicial code to prohibit a court from entering an order restricting the disclosure of information obtained through discovery, approving a settlement disagreement that would restrict such disclosure, or restricting access to court records in a civil case, unless the court has found that: (1) such order would not restrict the disclosure of information which is relevant to the protection of public health or safety; or (2) the public interest in the disclosure of potential health or safety hazards is outweighed by a specific and substantial interest in maintaining the confidentiality of the information, and the requested protective order is no broader than necessary to protect the privacy interest. Prohibits any party from requesting, as a condition for the production of discovery, that another party stipulate to an order that would violate this Act. Prohibits a court from: (1) approving or enforcing an order prohibited under this Act, or any provision of an agreement between parties to a civil action, that restricts a party from disclosing information to any federal or state agency with authority to enforce laws regulating an activity relating to such information; or (2) enforcing any provision of a settlement agreement that prohibits a party from disclosing that a settlement was reached or the terms of the settlement, other than the amount paid, or from discussing a case or evidence that involves matters related to public health or safety, except where the court finds that the public interest in disclosure of potential health and safety hazards is outweighed by a confidentiality interest. Creates a rebuttable presumption that the interest in protecting personally identifiable information relating to an individual's financial, health, or other similar information outweighs the public interest in disclosure. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit, require, or authorize the disclosure of classified information, as defined under the Classified Information Procedures Act.<br/>

1217563200 2008-08-01 Fri Nov 07 17:23:30 -0600 2008 introduced 47852 '28':9 '111':6 'bill':2 'case':19 'code':12 'seal':17 'titl':8 'unit':10 'amend':4 'civil':25 'order':16 'relat':13 'state':11 'action':26 'inform':23 'purpos':30 'chapter':5 'protect':15 'disclosur':20 'discoveri':22 55422 false official introduced 47852 'act':4 '2007':6 'litig':3 'sunshin':1 56689 false short reported to senate 47852 'act':4 '2008':6 'litig':3 'sunshin':1 63384 false short action 47852 1217563200 Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0500 2008 168686 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-439. K000305 1935-02-07 2442 330 Hart Senate Office Building http://kohl.senate.gov/contact.cfm 202-224-9787 Herbert 'd':4 'wi':5 'sen':1 'herb':8 'kohl':3,7,10 'herbert':2,6,9 M 300061 Kohl Herb_Kohl H. Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI] 1264 Herb N00004309 10144 Democrat 202-224-5653 Jewish WI Herb Herbert Kohl 2.75675675675676 http://kohl.senate.gov/ G000359 1955-07-09 13289 290 Russell Senate Office Building http://lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.EmailSenatorGraham 202-224-3808 Lindsey 'r':4 'sc':5 'sen':1 'graham':3,7,9 'lindsey':2,6,8 M 300047 Graham Lindsey_Graham O. Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC] 6583 N00009975 11511 Republican 202-224-5972 Southern Baptist SC Lindsey Graham 2.90243902439024 http://lgraham.senate.gov/public/ L000174 1940-03-31 12909 433 Russell Senate Office Building http://leahy.senate.gov/contact.cfm 202-224-3479 Patrick 'd':4 'vt':5 'sen':1 'leahi':3,7,9 'patrick':2,6,8 M 300065 Leahy Patrick_Leahy J. Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT] 6689 N00009918 10254 Democrat 202-224-4242 Roman Catholic VT Patrick Leahy 4.11764705882353 http://leahy.senate.gov/ SenatorPatrickLeahy calendar 47852 1217563200 Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0500 2008 168687 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 935. action 47852 1217563200 Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0500 2008 168686 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-439. action 47852 1204779600 Thu Mar 06 00:00:00 -0600 2008 146923 Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. calendar 47852 1204779600 Thu Mar 06 00:00:00 -0600 2008 177866 Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. action 47852 1204779600 Thu Mar 06 00:00:00 -0600 2008 146720 Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 10:00 a.m. action 47852 1202965200 Thu Feb 14 00:00:00 -0600 2008 145517 Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 10:00 a.m. action 47852 1197349200 Tue Dec 11 00:00:00 -0600 2007 139613 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. introduced 47852 1197349200 Tue Dec 11 00:00:00 -0600 2007 139611 action 47852 1197349200 Tue Dec 11 00:00:00 -0600 2007 139612 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15140-15141)