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The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary with only a limited number of cases granted review each term.  The Court is comprised of one chief justice and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to hold lifetime positions. less -
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SEC Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Activity Plummeted in Final Year of Gensler Administration

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) drastically reduced its accounting and auditing enforcement activity in fiscal year 2024, the final year of Gary Gensler’s administration, ending two consecutive years of...more

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Supreme Court Rules SEC Use of In-House Tribunals Unconstitutional: A Detailed Examination of the Ruling

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On June 27, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in SEC v. Jarkesy, ruling that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) use of in-house tribunals for civil penalties in securities fraud...more

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SEC v. Jarkesy’s Implications for Environmental Enforcement Actions

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On June 27, the US Supreme Court issued an opinion in SEC v. Jarkesy that limits the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) ability to administratively seek civil penalties against defendants for securities fraud....more

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U.S. Supreme Court Reins in Federal Agency Powers

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In two landmark decisions during the last week of June 2024, SEC v. Jarkesy et al. (“Jarkesy”) and Loper Bright Enterprises et al. v. Raimondo (“Loper”), the Supreme Court has shown its intent to intensify its scrutiny over...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Rules SEC Must Try Securities Fraud Cases in Federal Jury Trials Rather than In-House Courts

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On June 27, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that when the SEC seeks civil penalties against a defendant for securities fraud, the Seventh Amendment entitles the defendant to a jury trial. In a 6–3 decision, Chief Justice...more

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SEC Enforcement of Cryptocurrency Reaches a New High

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More than 50% increase in SEC cryptocurrency-related enforcement actions in 2023 over 2022. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to view cryptocurrency-related enforcement as a top priority, bringing 46...more

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Roundup of FTC Consumer Protection Matters of Interest to Digital Advertisers: April 2023

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In April 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced a number of consumer protection actions and inquiries involving an important U.S. Supreme Court Ruling regarding the ability of defendants in FTC and SEC actions to raise...more

White and Williams LLP

A Changing Climate: the Rising Tide of ESG Liability and Implications for D&O Coverage

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The latest legal buzzword, ESG, represents the environmental, social and governance factors that many corporations are now required to consider and disclose alongside traditional financial information such as operating...more

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Four Things You Need to Know About the Extended Limitations Period for SEC Disgorgement

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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s disgorgement powers have made legal headlines a couple of times over the last few years – most notably, with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions in Kokesh v. SEC, 137 S. Ct. 1635 (2017)...more

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Nevada Finds Disgorgement Is No Penalty

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In 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court held that disgorgement in an SEC enforcement action is subject to the five-year limitations period in 28 U.S.C. § 2462 that applies to an "action, suit or proceeding for the enforcement of a...more

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SEC Disgorgement: Looking to the Future

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On March 3, 2020, the Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of Liu v. SEC, No. 18-1501. This article summarizes what transpired at the hearing, in which the arguments centered on a challenge to the ability of the U.S....more

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Supreme Court Considers SEC's Authority to Seek Disgorgement in Judicial Proceedings

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The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Liu v. SEC, a case in which the petitioner challenged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) statutory authority to pursue the remedy of disgorgement in federal court....more

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SEC Disgorgement: Who Gets the Money?

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Liu v. SEC, No. 18-15-1, argued before the Court last week, is potentially one of the most important cases to be heard by the Supreme Court on SEC Enforcement. The question under consideration is whether the Securities and...more

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United States Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments In Liu v. SEC to Determine Whether the SEC Can Seek Disgorgement in Judicial...

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On March 3, 2020, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Liu v. SEC, No. 18-1501, once again taking up the question of whether the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) may seek disgorgement as equitable relief in a...more

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SCOTUS Oral Argument Suggests SEC Disgorgement Will Survive—But Might Be Limited To Victim Compensation

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On Tuesday, March 3, 2020, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Liu et al v. Securities and Exchange Commission, in what some thought would be a landmark case on the SEC’s power to seek disgorgement...more

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Supreme Court Appears Unlikely to Further Curtail SEC Disgorgement Authority

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The fate of the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)’s ability to obtain disgorgement moved one step closer to a decision this week with oral arguments before the Supreme Court in Liu v. SEC. The high court appeared willing...more

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Oral Argument Suggests Disgorgement May Survive Supreme Court Review in Liu v. SEC

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In Liu v. SEC, one of this Term’s most closely watched securities cases, the U.S. Supreme Court seemed poised during oral argument on Tuesday to affirm but potentially clarify the SEC’s ability to seek disgorgement in federal...more

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Supreme Court Seems Poised to Limit But Not Eliminate SEC Disgorgement in Judicial Proceedings

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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Liu v. SEC, which concerns whether, or to what extent, the SEC may ask courts to disgorge defendants’ ill-gotten gains. As I discussed in a previous post, disgorgement...more

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Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Liu v. SEC to Determine the Fate of the SEC’s Ability to Seek Disgorgement in Judicial...

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On March 3, 2020, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Liu v. SEC, once again taking up the question of whether the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) may seek disgorgement as equitable relief for a securities...more

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Status Quo? Supreme Court to Decide SEC's Disgorgement Authority

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This week, on March 3, 2020, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Liu v. SEC to determine whether the SEC has authority to seek disgorgement of ill-gotten gains in federal court. ...more

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Supreme Court Appears Poised to Limit, But Ultimately Uphold, SEC’s Power to Obtain Disgorgement In Enforcement Actions Brought In...

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On March 3, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in Liu v. Securities and Exchange Commission, a case about whether disgorgement is an available remedy in SEC enforcement actions filed in federal court under a...more

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Liu v. SEC: Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to SEC’s Ability to Obtain Disgorgement

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• The Supreme Court will review whether the SEC has the authority to obtain disgorgement in actions to enforce the federal securities laws. • Since the Supreme Court’s decision in Kokesh v. SEC, 137 S. Ct. 1635 (2017),...more

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Supreme Court to Review SEC's Authority to Obtain Disgorgement

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The Situation: The U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari to consider whether the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has authority to obtain disgorgement in district court actions. The Significance: The SEC...more

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Remedies in SEC Enforcement Actions: The End of Disgorgement?

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The Supreme Court granted certiorari in a case that may well have a very significant impact on the remedies available in Commission enforcement actions: Liu v. Securities and Exchange Commission, No. 18-1501 (Cert. granted...more

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Supreme Court to Decide Whether SEC Can Disgorge

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The Supreme Court has granted certiorari to decide whether the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission can seek and obtain disgorgement from a court as a remedy for a securities violation. A decision that the SEC does not...more

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