U.S. Supreme Court, June 2024: when the SEC seeks civil penalties for securities fraud, the accused has a right to a jury trial, not an in-house agency judge. The Court left the other constitutional questions undecided. The dissent warned that the reasoning puts hundreds of statutes in doubt.
Since the answer to the jury trial question resolves this case, we do not reach the nondelegation or removal issues.
Slip op. 7
U.S. Supreme Court, June 2024: when the SEC seeks civil penalties for securities fraud, the accused has a right to a jury trial, not an in-house agency judge. The Court left the other constitutional questions undecided. The dissent warned that the reasoning puts hundreds of statutes in doubt.