S. 1348 [109th]: Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2005 (GovTrack.us)

The Senate next meets Nov 30, 2009; the House next meets Dec 1, 2009.

S. 1348:

Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2005

109^th Congress

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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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Sponsor:

Sen. Herbert Kohl [D-WI](no cosponsors)

Text:

Summary | Full Text

Status:

	Introduced	Jun 30, 2005
	Referred to Committee	View Committee Assignments
	Reported by Committee	(did not occur)
	Senate Vote	(did not occur)
	House Vote	(did not occur)
	Signed by President	(did not occur)

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Last Action:

Jun 30, 2005: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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