The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) scored a significant victory yesterday in its quest to defend the increased use of its in-house judges when a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit ruled that the appointment of the SEC’s administrative law judges (“ALJs”) does not flout constitutional requirements. Notably, this is the first time a circuit court of appeals has ruled on the merits of the constitutionality issue.
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