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Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2008

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.

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12/11/2007--Introduced.
Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2007 - 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 res... moreSee Full Bill Text

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December 11, 2007
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September 24, 2008 Sunshine Litigation Bill Unnecessary

... before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. The Conference opposes HR 5884 and its companion bill in the Senate, S. 2449, because they bypass the Rules Enabling Act process established by Congress.

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Source: The Third Branch: Newsletter of the Federal Courts


July 10, 2008 Ending Child Labor

To review the Act, go to; http://thomas.loc.gov and type in the following Bill Number: S. 2449. Dear NAME OF YOUR SENATOR HERE: I write to you as a concerned citizen and I am asking for your support. Each year thousands of persons are ...

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March 24, 2008 Unsealing Safety

This commonsense bill, the Sunshine in Litigation Act, S. 2449, would prevent federal courts from sealing court records, discovery materials and settlement agreements when the public interest in information concerning the public health ...

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