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Supreme Court Limits When SEC Can Levy Fraud Penalties

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday limited the authority of the federal government’s top securities regulator to seek civil penalties over conduct that occurred more than five years before investigators took action. The nine-member court held on a unanimous vote …

Supreme Court Weighs Government’s Statute of Limitation in Civil Penalty Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared poised to curtail the power of the top federal securities regulator to seek civil penalties after exceeding the usual time limit for fraud investigations. In oral argument, justices from across the ideological spectrum …