Washington, D.C., March 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to review the Securities and Exchange Commission's denial
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear the case of an ex-Xerox executive who is challenging a nearly two-decade-old U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission settlement barring him from ever publicly denying the allegations against him.
Since 1972, the Securities & Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has maintained a rule that imposes a gag order on settling defendants in civil enforcement actions. In 2003, Barry D..
The Supreme Court has been asked to review the practice, which a judge called “a stew of confusion and hypocrisy” and which challengers say violates the First Amendment.