Judiciary Committee Debates Bill Against Lawsuit ‘Investors’ |
The House Judiciary Committee is debating a bill that supporters say sheds light on dark money in the judicial system, but detractors say intimidates ordinary Americans who donate to nonprofits.
The Litigation Transparency Act, introduced by Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., will undergo markups this week. If the bill became law, parties in civil cases would have to be transparent about who stands to make money off of a lawsuit.
More specifically, parties would have to disclose the names of those who could “receive any payment or thing of value,” depending on the case’s outcome, as well as provide the agreement that would guarantee this payment.
Alliance Defending Freedom founder Alan Sears, in a Monday letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan provided to The Daily Signal, wrote, “This legislation will undermine the ability for conservative legal organizations and other allies to........