3.0.0 5884 2019-11-15T21:37:45Z 2019-11-15T21:37:45Z House H HR 2008-04-23 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju09 Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee Referred to 2008-06-03T20:24:57Z hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Referred to 2008-06-03T20:24:52Z Referred to 2008-04-23T14:00:05Z 2008-06-03 hsju09 Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. Committee 2008-06-03 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. Committee 2008-04-23 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2008-04-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-04-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 N N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] JERROLD NADLER D NY 8 2008-04-23 True V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2008-07-24 False B000657 Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] RICK BOUCHER D VA 9 2008-07-31 False Law Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil procedure Confidential communications Court records Discovery (Law) Evidence (Law) Government Operations and Politics Right of privacy Law 00 2008-04-23 Introduced in House 2008-04-28T19:26:52Z 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.

Makes it a rebuttable presumption that the interest in protecting personally identifiable information relating to an individual's financial or 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.

]]> Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2008 Display Title Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in House 2008-04-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5884ih/xml/BILLS-110hr5884ih.xml 2008-06-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.