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Serial Litigation Reform (Due Process / Civil Procedure)

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Evidence log

2024-10-04 — Litigation Transparency Act of 2024: cross-connection with litigation-transparency-act: Both target federal civil procedure reforms aimed at transparency and abuse-prevention in litigation; funding disclosure and serial-filing reform are complementary levers on the same civil-justice pipeline. (novelty: 2)
2025-06-11 — DETERRENCE Act: Adjacent proposal S1136 (DETERRENCE Act) would add sentencing enhancements for federal offenses directed by or coordinated with a foreign government; distinct from civil filing-conduct reform but part of a broader wave of federal litigation- and sentencing-process adjustments raising due-process questions about proof and aggravating factors. (novelty: 3)
2026-05-15 — Corporate Prosecution Reform Act: Related HR8860 (Corporate Prosecution Reform Act) introduced and referred to House Judiciary in the 119th Congress; proposes reforms to how corporations are prosecuted — adjacent to the broader federal litigation-process reform package but focused on prosecutorial practice against corporate defendants rather than civil filing conduct. (novelty: 2)
2025-03-21 — Promptly Ending Political Prosecutions and Executive Retaliation Act of 2025: 2025 — Promptly Ending Political Prosecutions and Executive Retaliation Act of 2025 (citation removed): HR1789 introduced to expand federal officer removal jurisdiction to former officers and current/former Presidents/VPs and create a presumption of immunity in removable state cases; adjacent to litigation-process reform package but focused on federal-state forum shifting rather than filing conduct. (novelty: 3) (novelty: 3)
2026-05-20 — No Taxpayer-Funded Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2026: 2026-05 — No Taxpayer-Funded Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2026: Related HR8914 introduced and referred to House Judiciary; targets settlement-funding source rather than filing conduct, but sits in the same broader package of federal litigation-process restrictions. (novelty: 2) (novelty: 2)
2025-09-10 — Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2025: Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2025 proposes amending Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 to mandate sanctions compensating injured parties, eliminate the 21-day safe harbor, and add compensation alongside deterrence as a dual purpose of Rule 11 sanctions. (novelty: 2) (novelty: 2)
2026-05-21 — No Presidential Self-Serving Lawsuits Act of 2026: Related proposal HR8968 (No Presidential Self-Serving Lawsuits Act of 2026) introduced and referred to House Judiciary; targets a narrower category of litigation abuse (presidential self-interest) rather than serial filers generally. (novelty: 3)