GOP bill brewing in House reforming civil litigation sparks opposition from conservative groups

Republican legislation HR 1109, the Litigation Transparency Act of 2025, faces opposition from conservative groups who fear it could chill donor participation.

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The letter warns that "sweeping disclosure mandates in this bill threaten our core American principles of personal privacy, confidentiality, and freedom of speech and association."

"This legislation would require litigants to preemptively disclose detailed information about private financial arrangements, such as litigation funding agreements, independent from the discovery process and without any finding of relevance by a judge," the letter, signed by over a dozen conservative groups including America First Legal, Defending Education, Heartland Institute, former treasurer of Ohio Ken Blackwell, and American Energy Institute, states.