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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 15, 2024

Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chair of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, is urging the U.S. Judicial Conference to review the role of litigation finance, including considering transparency rules and mandatory disclosure of outside funding in federal lawsuits. “Understanding the funding terms, sources, financial details and potential conflicts of interest are vital to ensuring informed decision-making and guarding against perceptions of undue influence,” Comer wrote in a letter to U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. The Judicial Conference meets twice a year and makes recommendations to Congress concerning legislation involving the judicial branch. The chief justice serves as its presiding officer. Bloomberg Law has more.