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Ballard Spahr LLP

Citing Jarkesy, Asbury Automotive Group files suit challenging FTC administrative proceeding

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One of the country’s largest automotive retailers filed suit against the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) on October 4, arguing that the Supreme Court’s recent landmark decision in Securities and Exchange Commission v....more

Cooley LLP

Last term SCOTUS gave the administrative state quite a thumping. Does it still have the urge to curb?

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If you thought that SCOTUS’ decision in Loper Bright last term tolling the bell for the 70-year old Chevron doctrine was the end of SCOTUS’ drubbing of the administrative state, look again—you may well be sorely mistaken. You...more

Carlton Fields

Breeze or Gale? Unanswered Questions at the Heart of the Supreme Court’s Recent Administrative Law Decisions

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When legal historians look back on the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024 term, the most eye-popping decisions will almost certainly be the immunity and ballot access claims lodged by former President Trump. Those opinions are,...more

Williams Mullen

The Supreme Court's Decision in SEC v. Jarkesy and Its Implications for EPA's Administrative Enforcement

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The Supreme Court's recent decision in SEC v. Jarkesy, 144 S. Ct. 2117, 219 L. Ed. 2d 650 (2024) marks a significant shift in the landscape of administrative enforcement, particularly concerning the power of federal agencies...more

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Supreme Court Decisions Curtail Regulatory Agencies’ Powers, Making It Easier To Challenge Rules

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 term is another chapter in the Roberts Court’s trend of shifting power away from administrative agencies and into the hands of courts....more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

After Jarkesy, What Is Next for In-House Enforcement Proceedings?

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Much virtual ink has been spilled in the weeks and months since the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy—much attesting to that the decision was the death knell for in-house...more

Frantz Ward LLP

First Attempt to Use the Supreme Court's Jarkesy Decision to Limit the Ability of FINRA to Assess Monetary Sanctions in...

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In our post at the end of June of this year we analyzed the Supreme Court’s decision in SEC v Jarkesy, which held that the right to trial by jury in an Article III Court contained in the Seventh Amendment to the Constitution...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Loper Bright, Jarkesy, and Implications for the SEC

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“Chevron is overruled,” Chief Justice Roberts wrote in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, because “[t]he deference that Chevron requires of courts reviewing agency action cannot be squared with the [Administrative...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

The Net-Net: How the Supreme Court’s Administrative Law Rulings Could Transform the Tech Industry ‎

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This summer, the Supreme Court ended its term shortly after issuing game-changing rulings that modify the authority of federal agencies. Given the result of restraining agencies such as the FTC and FCC from interpreting and...more

WilmerHale

In That Case: Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy

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In this episode, co-host Michael Dawson is joined by Noah Rosenblum, an assistant professor of law at NYU and former WilmerHale summer associate, to discuss the Supreme Court’s decision in Securities and Exchange Commission...more

Conn Maciel Carey LLP

Destabilized But Not Yet Deconstructed: Analysis of This Momentous SCOTUS Term for the Administrative State

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The 2023-2024 Term of the United States Supreme Court will undoubtedly have far-reaching implications in a number of areas, but perhaps most significantly—at least for regular readers of the OSHA Defense Report blog—with...more

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Regulatory Roundup for July 2024

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SEC Loses in ALJ Case, DOL’s Latest Fiduciary Rule Put on Hold, and SEC Reconsiders AI and Custody Rule Proposals - Welcome to our July Regulatory Roundup, where we provide a quick look at the latest regulatory developments....more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

U.S. Supreme Court Decision Limits SEC’s Ability to Use Administrative Proceedings in Fraud Cases

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The U.S. Supreme Court held that when the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeks civil penalties against a defendant for securities fraud, the Seventh Amendment of the U.S. Constitution entitles the defendant to a...more

Stoel Rives - Environmental Law Blog

SEC v. Jarkesy: In-House Adjudicators are Out and the Jury is In

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Why do environmental professionals need to know about a recent securities case? Read on for details. In response to the Wall Street Crash of 1929, Congress passed the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Government Investigations Team Insights - July 2024

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AGG’s Government Investigations Team Insights provides periodic updates covering legal and regulatory topics. Our team, which includes former federal prosecutors, SEC enforcement attorneys, and federal agency attorneys, has...more

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Two U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Will Affect the Securities Industry

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The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) recently issued two opinions that are likely to have a longer-term effect on the way securities industry matters are handled. Juries, not the Securities Exchange Commission...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Supreme Court: SEC Cannot Force Defendants in Civil-Penalty, Antifraud Enforcement Actions To Litigate Before the Commission...

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided SEC v. Jarkesy. That decision held that individuals subject to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) enforcement actions in which the SEC seeks civil penalties for...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Supreme Court Limits SEC’s In-House Adjudicative Powers

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On June 27, 2024, in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy, the Supreme Court held that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC or the Commission) administrative process for adjudicating fraud-based enforcement...more

Balch & Bingham LLP

Ripple Effects Of SEC Adjudication Ruling May Be Momentous

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Suppose that your nemesis has a legal beef with you, and you learn that the law allows him to appoint one of his employees to judge the case. Shocked? You should be. Yet federal agency adjudication works the same way. How...more

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Supreme Court Significantly Limits the SEC’s Enforcement Power by Prohibiting Administrative Proceedings for Securities Fraud

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On June 27, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy. In a 6-3 decision, the Court ruled that securities fraud claims seeking civil penalties must be decided by a jury...more

Alston & Bird

The Jury Is Out No More: Supreme Court Curbs SEC’s In-House Authority, with Implications for Other Agencies

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s Jarkesy decision dealt a blow to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) in-house adjudication system. Our team analyzes the decision and its potential impact on other federal agencies....more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: How Recent Supreme Court Decisions May Impact EHS Agencies and Regulations

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The Supreme Court’s recent term is likely to be remembered as one that significantly affected the long-standing roles and responsibilities of federal agencies, including the deference afforded to their interpretations of...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Jarkesy Limits Power of the SEC to Rely on In-House Adjudicators When Pursuing Penalties for Fraud

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The U.S. Supreme Court limited the power of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to enforce civil penalties via in-house tribunals in its decision in SEC v. Jarkesy, released on June 27, 2024. In its decision,...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

US Supreme Court Curtails Agency Power: Implications for Fintech and Crypto

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Recent Supreme Court administrative law rulings change the power dynamic between the executive and the judiciary in critical areas of statutory interpretation, enforcement, and immunity from legal challenge....more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Supreme Court Decision in SEC v. Jarkesy Limits the SEC’s Ability to Seek Civil Penalties

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On June 26, 2024, the Supreme Court issued a decision in SEC v. Jarkesy, holding that “[w]hen the SEC seeks civil penalties against a defendant for securities fraud, the Seventh Amendment entitles the defendant to a jury...more

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