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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
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
The Supreme Court on June 27 issued its opinion in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy in which it held that when the SEC seeks civil penalties against a defendant for securities fraud, the Seventh Amendment...more
The Supreme Court’s June 27 decision in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy marks a pivotal shift in administrative law, potentially limiting administrative adjudication of agency enforcement across the federal...more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
On November 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Jarkesy v. Securities and Exchange Commission, a case in which the respondents are challenging the constitutionality of the SEC’s use of administrative...more
The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2023 decision to grant certiorari in SEC v. Jarkesy called into question the SEC’s ability to pursue penalties and other legal remedies before the SEC’s in-house administrative law judges. If...more
In a landmark decision, the Fifth Circuit struck down the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) primary mechanism for enforcing the nation’s securities laws. In Jarkesy v. Securities and Exchange Commission, a...more
When Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act, it expanded the SEC’s power to use its in-house administrative forum to bring enforcement actions. Supporters said this change promoted investor protection by giving the SEC a more...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a major decision on May 18, 2022 holding Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) administrative adjudications unconstitutional on multiple...more
On May 18, 2022, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that key aspects of the SEC's in-house enforcement regime for securities fraud cases were unconstitutional. The decision, Jarkesy v. SEC, has significant...more
In Jarkesy v. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a remarkable opinion holding numerous aspects of the SEC’s administrative enforcement regime are unconstitutional. The May...more
This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between September 2018 and October 2018. ...more