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S. 1061, The Government Litigation Savings Act (1 comment ↓)

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S. 1061 would amend title 5 and 28, United States Code, with respect to the award of fees and other expenses in cases brought against agencies of the United States, to require the Administrative Conference of the United States to compile, and make publically available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act.

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Roy Seawolf

November 3, 2011, 10:11am (report abuse)

The intent of the EAJA was to ensure that the "Have-nots" can compete against the "Haves" in litigation. The problem is that the intent of the bill has been perverted into providing a means whereby special interest evironmental groups can bilk millions of dollars of tax payer money into their coffers. The EAJA MUST be amended to prevent this sort of abuse

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