Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007

H.R. 2128 - Epilepsy Centers of Excellence Act of 2007 S. 204 - Epilepsy Center of Excellence Act of 2007

Client expense: $125,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 2128 - Epilepsy Centers for Excellence Act of 2007 S. 204 - Epilepsy Centers of Excellence Act of 2007

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Support S 352 and HR 2128, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2008, entire bill.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 541, Faster FOIA Act of 2007; H.R. 1309, Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007; H.R. 1326, OPEN Government Act of 2007; H.R. 2128, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007; S. 352, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007; S. 849, OPEN Government Act of 2007; S. 2427, OPEN Government Act of 2007; S. 2488, OPEN Government Act of 2007; S. 2746, OPEN FOIA Act of 2008; Sports League Credentials; Shield Law; Defamation; FOIA reform: Libel tourism; Right of Publicity.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Support S 352 and HR 2128, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2008, entire bill.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2128 - Epilepsy Centers of Excellence Act of 2007 S.204 - Epilepsy Centers of Excellence Act of 2007

Client expense: $125,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 541, Faster FOIA Act of 2007; H.R. 1309, Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007; H.R. 1326, OPEN Government Act of 2007; H.R. 2128, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007; S. 352, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007; S. 849, OPEN Government Act of 2007; S. 2427, OPEN Government Act of 2007; S. 2488, OPEN Government Act of 2007; S. 2746, OPEN FOIA Act of 2008; Sports League Credentials; Shield Law; Defamation; FOIA reform: Libel tourism; Right of Publicity; OGIS Approps.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Support S 352 and HR 2128, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2008, entire bill.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues concerning accessibility of programming content for persons with disabilities. Issues concerning broadcast localism. Issues related to AM radio station use of FM translator stations. Issues related to cable carriage of broadcast programming. Issues related to the XM-Sirius Satellite Radio Merger. H.CON.RES.244: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act. H.R. 5470: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. H.R.1309: To promote openness in Government by strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes. H.R.1320: To protect important existing television band devices in the unassigned, non-licensed television channels from harmful interference from new devices. H.R.1597: To require the FCC to issue a final order regarding television white spaces. H.R.2102 : To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. H.R.2128: To provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings. H.R.2331: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to support efforts by local or regional television or radio broadcasters to provide essential public information programming in the event of a major disaster, and for other purposes. H.R.2566: To provide American consumers information about the broadcast television transition from an analog to a digital format. H.R.2802: To implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. H.R.2821: To amend section 122 of title 17, United States Code, and the Communications Act of 1934 to permit satellite carriers and cable operators to retransmit the signals of local television broadcast stations to their adjacent markets, and for other purposes. H.R.2905: To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine. H.R.3003: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications businesses, and for other purposes. H.R.3559: To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. H.R.3862: To improve public awareness in the United States among older individuals and their families and caregivers about the impending Digital Television Transition through the establishment of a Federal interagency taskforce between the Federal Communications Commission, the Administration on Aging, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the outside advice of appropriate members of the aging network and industry groups. H.R.4167: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reduce restrictions on media ownership, and for other purposes. H.R.600: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a deferral of tax on gain from the sale of telecommunications businesses in specific circumstances or a tax credit and other incentives to promote diversity of ownership in telecommunications businesses. H.R.608: To further inform consumers about the transition to digital television. H.R.983: To preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and to require the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a rulemaking for that purpose. S. J. Res. 28: A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. S.1223: A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to support efforts by local or regional television or radio broadcasters to provide essential public information programming in the event of a major disaster, and for other purposes. S.124: A bill to provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice. S.1267: A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. S.1285: A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes. S.1675: A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. S.1742: A bill to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine. S.1748: A bill to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine. S.1780: A bill to require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. S.2035: A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. S.2125: A bill to improve public awareness in the United States among older individuals and their families and caregivers about the impending Digital Television Transition through the establishment of a Federal interagency taskforce between the Federal Communications Commission, the Administration on Aging, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the outside advice of appropriate members of the aging network and industry groups. S.2297: A bill to require the FCC to conduct an economic study on the impact that low-power FM stations will have on full-power commercial FM stations. S.2332: A bill to promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. S.234: A bill to require the FCC to issue a final order regarding television white spaces. S.2507: DTV Border Fix Act of 2007: A bill to address the digital television transition in border states. S.2607: To make a technical correction to section 3009 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. S.337: A bill to require the FCC to issue a final order regarding white spaces, and for other purposes. S.602: A bill to develop the next generation of parental control technology. S.936: A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes. Before the Federal Communications Commission: In the Matter of Amendment of Part 2 of the Commissions Rules to Allocate Spectrum Below 3 GHz for Mobile and Fixed Services to Support the Introduction of New Advanced Wireless Services, including Third Generation Wireless Systems; WT Docket No. 00-258 In the Matter of Amendment of Part 27 of the Commissions Rules to Govern the Operation of Wireless Communications Services in the 2.3 GHz Band; WT Docket No. 07-293 In the Matter of Amendment of Section 2.106 of the Commissions Rules to Allocate Spectrum at 2 GHz for use by the Mobile Satellite Service; WT Docket No. 95-18 In the Matter of Amendment of Service and Eligibility Rules for FM Broadcast Translator Stations; MB Docket No. 07-172: RM-11338 In the Matter of Applications of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. for Approval to Transfer Control; MB Docket No. 07-57 In the Matter of Broadcast Localism; MB Docket No. 04-233 In the Matter of Carriage of Digital Television Broadcast Signals: Amendment to Part 76 of the Commissions Rules; CS Docket No. 98-120 In the Matter of Definition of Radio Markets for Areas Not Located in an Arbitron Survey Area; MB Docket No. 03-130 In the Matter of Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and their Impact on the Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Service; MM Docket No. 99-325 In the Matter of DTV Consumer Education Initiative; MB Docket No. 07-148 In the Matter of Establishment of Rules and Policies for the Digital Audio Radio Satellite Service in the 2310-2360 MHz Frequency Band; IB Docket No. 95-91: Docket GEN 90-357: RM- 8610 In the Matter of Implementation of Section 11 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992; CS Docket No. 98-82 In the Matter of Implementation of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 and Development of Competition and Diversity in Video Programming Distribution: Section 628(c)(5) of the Communications Act and Sunset of Exclusive Contract Prohibition; MB Docket No. 07-29 In the Matter of Implementation of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999: Local Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues; CS Docket No. 00-96 In the Matter of Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band, Consolidating the 800 and 900 MHz Industrial/Land Transportation and Business Pool Channels; WT Docket No. 02-55 In the Matter of NEWS CORPORATION and THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC., Transferors, and LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION, Transferee, For Authority to Transfer Control; MB Docket No. 07-18 In the Matter of Review of the Commissions Regulations Governing Attribution of Broadcast and Cable/MDS Interests; MM Docket No. 94-150 In the Matter of Review of the Commissions Program Access Rules and Examination of Programming Tying Arrangements; MB Docket No. 07-198 In the Matter of Review of the Emergency Alert System; EB Docket No. 04-296 In the Matter of Standardized and Enhanced Disclosure Requirements for Television Broadcast Licensee Public Interest Obligations; MM Docket No. 00-168 In the Matter of The Commercial Mobile Alert System; PS Docket No. 07-287 In the Matter of The Commissions Cable Horizontal and Vertical Ownership Limits; MM Docket No. 92-264 In the Matter of Third Periodic Review of the Commissions Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital Television; MB Docket No. 07-91 Before the National Telecommunications and Information Administration: Issues concerning digital converter box coupon eligibility for residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Issues relating to retailer certification for sales of digital converter boxes.

HR 541, Faster FOI Act of 2007; HR 1309, Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007; HR 1326, OPEN Government Act of 2007; HR 2128, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007; S 352, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007; S 849, OPEN Government Act of 2007; S 2427, OPEN Government Act of 2007; S 2488, OPEN Government Act of 2007; S 2746, OPEN FOIA Act of 2008; Sports League credential; Shield Law; Defamation.

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 541, Faster FOIA Act of 2007; H.R. 1309, Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007; H.R. 1326, OPEN Government Act of 2007; H.R. 2128, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007; S. 352, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007; S. 849, OPEN Government Act of 2007; S. 2427, OPEN Government Act of 2007; S. 2488, OPEN Government Act of 2007; S. 2746, OPEN FOIA Act of 2008; Sports League Credentials; Shield Law; Defamation

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support S 352 and HR 2128, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2008, entire bill.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

R&D Tax Credit - Investment in America Act of 2007 (HR 2128) Research Competitiveness Act of 2007 (S 41)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

HR 1299, To Permit the Televising of Supreme Court Proceedings; HR 1309, FOIA Amendments of 2007; HR 2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007; HR 2128, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007; S 344, To Permit the Televising of Supreme Court Proceedings; S 352, Sunshine in the Courtoom Act of 2007; S 849, Open Government Act; S 1267 Free Flow of Information Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 352, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007; HR 2128, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1299, to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings; H.R. 1309, Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007; H.R. 2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007; H.R. 2128, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007; S. 244, to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings; S. 352, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007; S. 849, Open Government Act; S. 1267, Free Flow of Information Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $13,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 344, to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings; S. 352, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007; S. 849, Open Government Act; S. 1267, Free Flow of Information Act H.R. 1299, to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings; H.R. 1309, Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007; H.R. 2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007; H.R. 2128, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007;

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 344 To Permit the televising of Supreme Court Proceedings; S 352 Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007; S 849 Open Government Act; S 1267 Free Flow of Information Act HR 1299 To Permit the Televising of Supreme Court Proceedings; HR 1309 FOIA Amendments of 2007; HR 2102 Free Flow of Information Act of 2007; HR 2128 Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007;

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 352, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007; HR 2128, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE

Issues and legislation relating to television broadcasting, including retransmission consent, digital television "white spaces" legislation (S. 337, S. 234, H.R. 1597), and television market modification legislation (H.R. 2128, H.R. 602, S. 124).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 344, to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings; S. 352, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007; S. 849, Open Government Act; S. 1267, Free Flow of Information Act H.R. 1299, to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings; H.R. 1309, Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007; H.R. 2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007; H.R. 2128, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007;

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE