In That Case: Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy
The Justice Insiders Podcast: SEC Plays Chicken with Jarkesy
The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic update of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. We provide brief summaries that highlight recent enforcement action...more
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
In this edition of Insights, we take a closer look at the megadeals and sponsor transactions driving recent M&A activity, the importance of staying ahead of the risks in AI development and deployment, and other diverse...more
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
As we prepare for the next Supreme Court term, we’d like to look back at some of the most significant opinions from the last session and their potential impact on corporate regulation. Of the dozens of opinions issued by the...more
A win for business. The Supreme Court ends Chevron Deference in a spate of recent decisions limiting administrative authority and assisting regulated parties in challenging agency rulemaking. Loper Bright and Relentless-...more
“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
As the Supreme Court’s recent term drew to a close, the Court issued four opinions that promise to reshape the federal regulatory landscape: Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the...more
SCOTUS rules against SEC’s use of administrative law judges - In a 6 – 3 opinion issued June 27 in SEC v. Jarkesy, the US Supreme Court rejected the Securities and Exchange Commission’s use of in-house tribunals to...more
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
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
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
Now that the dust has settled following the Supreme Court’s overhaul of administrative law through three late-term decisions, Akin litigators and policy advisors offer the most significant takeaways for businesses and...more
The October 2023 term of the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) saw a trilogy of decisions that challenge long-settled assumptions about the authority of federal agencies and upend long-standing doctrines of administrative law: SEC v....more
In the final days of the US Supreme Court’s session, the Court issued four rulings taking the side of the regulated community against federal agencies. While the implications of these cases could take several years to fully...more
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
Late last month, the Supreme Court issued two opinions which seemingly shook up the field of administrative law. As explained in this article, however, while both decisions bear significantly on certain administrative...more
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
The Cozen Lens- •Even if this year’s Republican Party platform is shorter than usual, former President Trump’s influence is evident in not only the policies it proposes, but perhaps more so in the ones it avoids. •In a...more
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
Discussion of administrative law usually doesn’t happen at the dinner table. But a series of recent US Supreme Court decisions may have changed this introducing talk of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and the...more
In a trilogy of cases decided at the end of this term, the United States Supreme Court made significant changes to the administrative law terrain by: eliminating Chevron deference....more
In the final week of this year’s Supreme Court term, the Court issued several decisions that alter the role of federal agencies in the way laws are interpreted and enforced, and thus the way that business will be done in the...more
Two decisions issued recently by the Supreme Court will impact the administrative state, and immigration laws specifically, by transferring administrative authority to the federal courts. In Securities and Exchange...more
Recently, the Supreme Court delivered several rulings that have caught the attention of compliance professionals. In this blog post, we’ll dissect these rulings and explore their implications for corporate compliance. Matt...more