On Oct. 30, 2020, the Fifth Circuit agreed to rehear en banc a case challenging the constitutionality of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) administrative proceedings on the ground that the agency “is violating...more
11/11/2020
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Administrative Proceedings ,
Audits ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Corporate Counsel ,
En Banc Review ,
Lucia v SEC ,
PCAOB ,
Removal For-Cause ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Separation of Powers
On June 26, 2017, the D.C. Circuit, en banc, split 5-to-5 on whether to grant a petition seeking to overturn an August 2016 ruling by a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit that determined that SEC administrative law judges...more