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Supreme Court Holds That Federal Agencies May Seek Punitive Money Penalties Only Before A Jury

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Last week the U.S. Supreme Court held in SEC v. Jarkesy that a defendant in a securities fraud suit has the right to be tried by a jury in an Article III court, rather than before an agency’s own tribunal. The Court’s...more

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Supreme Court Declares SEC Lacks In-House Authority to Impose Civil Penalties

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The United States Supreme Court struck another major blow to the Securities Exchange Commission’s enforcement arsenal, finding that its oft-used practice of imposing monetary penalties in its in-house administrative...more

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Supreme Court in Jarkesy Limits the SEC’s Powers to Use In-House Administrative Courts

On June 27, the Supreme Court issued its decision in the closely-watched SEC v. Jarkesy, holding that the SEC could no longer seek civil monetary penalties for fraud in its in-house courts consistent with the Seventh...more

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Supreme Court skeptical of ALJs role in regulatory enforcement

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The Supreme Court, in Securities Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy, is considering the constitutionality of using administrative law judges (ALJs) in securities fraud cases, potentially impacting federal agencies' ability to...more

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