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SEC v Jarkesy Enforcement Actions Constitutional Challenges

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Suit against FDIC argues the agency is “unconstitutional” and violates Jarkesy

Recently, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia received a complaint from an individual plaintiff suing the FDIC, its heads, board members and an administrative law judge (ALJ) for allegedly subjecting the...more

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Client Alert: Latest Supreme Court Term Presents New Challenges for SEC

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The Supreme Court’s most recent term has forced the SEC to face new realities regarding its powers. As has been widely publicized, the Supreme Court’s overruling of Chevron in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo highlighted...more

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

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

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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

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SEC v. Jarkesy: How Impactful Is It Really on the SEC’s Enforcement Program?

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In SEC v. Jarkesy, the Supreme Court held that the Seventh Amendment requires the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “the Commission”) to litigate in federal district court when seeking civil monetary penalties...more

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Jarkesy: SEC Change-Up - The Supreme Court Curbs the Use of Administrative Courts for Litigated Fraud Claims and Civil Penalties

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In a landmark decision issued last week, SEC v. Jarkesy, the Supreme Court held that the Seventh Amendment guarantees a defendant a jury trial when the SEC seeks civil penalties against the defendant for committing securities...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Declares Unconstitutional SEC’s Admin Courts Hearing of Fraud Cases When Seeking Civil Penalties

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On June 27, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court in SEC v. Jarkesy struck a major blow to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement powers by declaring as unconstitutional the SEC’s use of its in-house administrative...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Curtails Securities and Exchange Commission’s In-House Authority to Penalize Securities Fraud

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On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court issued a significant decision that could have wide-ranging consequences for administrative agency enforcement actions. In Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy, the Court held that...more

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Supreme Court Limits SEC Administrative Actions, Upholds Defendants’ Right to a Jury

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On Thursday, June 27, the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, held that the Seventh Amendment entitles a defendant to a jury trial in instances where the SEC seeks civil penalties against that defendant for alleged securities...more

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SEC v. Jarkesy: SCOTUS Restores Constitutional Protections to Agency Enforcement Actions

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In a broadside to in-house agency adjudications, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the constitutional right to a jury trial for defendants in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement proceedings seeking civil...more

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Supreme Court rules SEC use of in-house tribunals is unconstitutional in potentially far-reaching decision

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On June 27, 2024, the Supreme Court ruled in SEC v. Jarkesy that when the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeks civil penalties from defendants for securities fraud, the Seventh Amendment requires it to bring the...more

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Supreme Court Rules SEC’s In-House Adjudication Is Unconstitutional

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In a recent decision, Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy, the Supreme Court voted 6-3 to reject the Securities and Exchange Commission’s use of in-house administrative proceedings to adjudicate securities fraud...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Deals Blow to SEC’s In-House Enforcement Powers

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In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the administrative adjudication by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of securities fraud cases seeking civil penalties violates the Seventh Amendment right to a...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Holds SEC Cannot Use In-House Proceedings When Seeking Civil Penalties for Securities Fraud

On June 27, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy that the Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution entitles a defendant to a jury trial when the U.S. Securities and...more

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Two Blockbuster U.S. Supreme Court Decisions May Spell End of NLRB’s Expansion of Reach of NLRA as Well as How Agency Prosecutes...

The U.S. Supreme Court issued two blockbuster decisions last week, both of which likely will curtail the ability of federal agencies, including the NLRB, to prosecute cases and expand the law. In a 6-3 decision announced...more

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US Supreme Court Curtails Availability of SEC In-House Proceedings

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In a 6-3 decision, the US Supreme Court on June 27, 2024, in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy held that the Seventh Amendment of the US Constitution entitles a defendant to a jury trial when the US Securities and...more

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Supreme Court Limits SEC Administrative Proceedings

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On June 27, 2024, the Supreme Court issued its decision in SEC v. Jarkesy, holding that the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial applies to enforcement actions seeking civil penalties for alleged violations of the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The End of SEC Administrative Proceedings? The Supreme Court’s Jarkesy Decision Prohibits the Agency’s Use of ALJs in Enforcement...

On June 27, 2024, the Supreme Court decided in SEC v. Jarkesy that where the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) brings enforcement actions for civil penalties, it must do so in the federal courts, as opposed to before...more

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Supreme Court Finds SEC’s In-House Adjudicative Proceedings Violated Seventh Amendment Right to Jury Trial

On June 27, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States held that defendants in securities fraud cases brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are entitled to a jury trial under the Seventh Amendment—a...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

2024 Litigation Look Ahead Series: Challenges to Administrative Law Judges, Judicial Review Process Could Limit Executive Power

B&D is pleased to present the third installment of our 2024 Litigation Look Ahead series. (Read part two on the increased application of the major questions doctrine here.) In this section of the compilation, our litigation...more

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