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      "id": 102825,
      "date": "2001-02-21",
      "retrieved": "2016-05-24T20:27:11.761941",
      "title": "Class Actions and Proposed Reform in the 106th Congress: Class Action Fairness Act of 2000",
      "summary": "S. 353  reflects a preference for class actions to be adjudicated in federal courts and\nwould give U.S. district courts original jurisdiction over class actions with claims aggregating\n$2,000,000 or more. It is intended to protect class members and to make the procedure easier for\nthem to understand but, conversely, it is also said to be anti-plaintiff and pro-business. The Senate\nJudiciary Committee reported out an amended version of the bill, but the 106th Congress adjourned\nwithout taking further action. This report summarizes the action the 106th Congress took on this\nlegislation and will not be updated.",
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