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Cloaked in secrecy, neither the terms of litigation financing agreements nor the attendant scuffles between financier and claimant, are typically aired in public. That changed for about...

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A congressional committee will hear testimony today on how hedge funds and activists are financing litigation for private profit and political goals Republicans say are “otherwise unattainable through the legislative process.”

Democrats largely declined to engage with the topic of a Wednesday hearing and spent their time talking about Supreme Court ethics issues.

United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability

Lesley Stahl reports on the relatively new industry of litigation funding, which one law professor says is quietly transforming the judicial system, with very little regulation.

Lesley Stahl reports on the relatively new industry of litigation funding, which one law professor says is quietly transforming the judicial system, with very little regulation.

Third-party Litigation Funding in 2022 --- Three Issues for Your Radar, As many may recall, last Fall the author released a detailed report entitled .

Almost half of Jan. 6 defendants are represented by retained attorneys, compared with just 10% of the general federal criminal defendant population. The cost of a private lawyer is steep, and some alleged Capitol rioters have turned to online fundraising to bankroll their defense — with mixed results.