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Free Speech Protection Act of 2008
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0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
77pct
48d open
vs 7,255 other HR bills in the 110th — cohort avg 47d
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2008 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
To amend Title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments (HR 6146, S 2977, HR 5814) re: Liberl Tourism
Client expense: $65,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Constitution
S. 2977 Free Speech Protection Act of 2008 H.R. 5814 Free Speech Protection Act of 2008
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Media (information/publishing)
H.R.2102, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2007," all provisions. S.1267, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.5814, Free Speech Protection Act of 2008, all provisions. H.R.5893, Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2008, all provisions. H.R.6146, amends title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments, all provisions.
Client expense: $1,160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
H.R. 2102, S. 2035, Free Flow of Information Act H.R.5814, S. 2977, Free Speech Protection Act of 2008 S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 1416, S. 185, Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007 S. 3401, H.R. 6705, Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2008 S. 3406, ADA Amendments Act of 2008- provisions related to discrimination on the basis of a disability. H.R. 3195, ADA Restoration Act of 2007- provisions related to discrimination on the basis of a disability. General recommendations related to: the military tribunal process; the Civilian Defense Counsel; defense counsel in death penalty cases for detainees; and federal habeas corpus reform.
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Constitution
Legislation protecting U.S. authors from libel suits in foreign courts that violate first amendment constitutional free speech protections. S. 2977/H.R. 5814: "Free Speech Protection Act" H.R. 6146: "To amend Title 28 USC to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Media (information/publishing)
H.R.2102, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2007," all provisions. S.1267, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.5814, Free Speech Protection Act of 2008, all provisions. H.R.5893, Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2008, all provisions. H.R.6146, amends title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments, all provisions.
Client expense: $1,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
H.R. 2102, S. 2035, Free Flow of Information Act H.R.5814, S. 2977, Free Speech Protection Act of 2008 H.R. 2831, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 1416, S. 185, Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007 S. 3401, H.R. 6705, Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2008 H.R. 6274, To provide an equivalent to habeas corpus protection for persons held under military authority under that part of Cuba leased to the United States. S. 3406, ADA Amendments Act of 2008- provisions related to discrimination on the basis of a disability. H.R. 3195, ADA Restoration Act of 2007- provisions related to discrimination on the basis of a disability.
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Legal Services Corporation, Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2008 · third_quarter · Constitution
S. 2977 Free Speech Protection Act of 2008 H.R. 5814 Free Speech Protection Act of 2008
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Constitution
Passage of legislation protecting first amendment free speech rights of American authors from foreign libel suits. S.2977/H.R. 5814 "Free Speech Protection Act of 2008" H.R. 6146
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $5,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Media (information/publishing)
H.R.2102, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2007," all provisions. S.1267, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.5814, Free Speech Protection Act of 2008, all provisions. H.R.5893, Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2008, all provisions. H.R.6146, amends title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments, all provisions.
Client expense: $870,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
1) To amend title 28, US Code to prohibit recognition & enforcement of foreign defamation judgments (HR 6146) - all provisions 2) Free Speech Protection Act (S. 2977) - all provisions 2) Free Speech Protection Act (HR 5814) - all provisions
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2008 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgements. (HR 6146, S 2977, HR 5814). (Libel Tourism)
Client expense: $65,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Constitution
S. 2977 Free Speech Protection Act of 2008 H.R. 5814 Free Speech Protection Act of 2008
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · third_quarter · Foreign Relations
S. 2977 Free Speech Protection Act of 2008 H.R. 5814 Free Speech Protection Act of 2008
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · third_quarter · Constitution
S. 2977/H.R. 5814 "Free Speech Protection Act of 2008"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · third_quarter · Foreign Relations
S. 2977/H.R. 5814 "Free Speech Protection Act of 2008"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · second_quarter · Media (information/publishing)
H.R.2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007, all provisions. S.1267, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2007, all provisions. H.R. 5814, Free Speech Protection Act of 2008, all provisions. H.R. 5893, Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2008, all provisions. H.R. 6146, "amends title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments," all provisions.
Client expense: $950,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
HR3189/S2088 National Security Letters Reform Act; HR6146/S2977-the Free Speech Protection Act; HR5814-to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists...
Client expense: $154,111 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgements. (HR 6146, S2977, HR 5814). (Libel Tourism)
Client expense: $65,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2007 · mid_year · Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
Legislation related to out-of-state and international municipal solid waste H.R. 518, the "International Solid Waste Importation and Management Act" H.R. 5814, "Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
| Republican |
| VA |
| Howard Coble | Republican | NC |
| John Shadegg | Republican | AZ |
| Ken Calvert | Republican | CA |
| Lynn A. Westmoreland | Republican | GA |
| Paul C. Broun | Republican | GA |
| Steve Israel | Democratic | NY |
| Sue Wilkins Myrick | Republican | NC |
| Ted Poe | Republican | TX |
| Thaddeus McCotter | Republican | MI |
| Vito Fossella | Republican | NY |