March 27, 2013
A Maryland federal judge on Wednesday trimmed a lawsuit filed by groups representing federal officials who oppose the government's STOCK Act — which requires federal employees to disclose their financial holdings online — but left intact a claim that the act invades their privacy.
December 06, 2012
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to delay the implementation of a new insider trading law requiring senior government officials to disclose financial information online, prolonging a battle over whether the law violates privacy rights.
October 22, 2012
The U.S. government asked a Maryland judge Thursday to dismiss an injunction blocking implementation of the STOCK Act, which requires federal employees to disclose their financial holdings online, arguing that the disclosures are already available to the public.
September 13, 2012
A Maryland federal judge overseeing a legal challenge by federal employees to a new insider trading law on Thursday agreed to temporarily block enforcement of the purportedly intrusive bill requiring thousands of U.S. officials to publicly disclose information about their financial transactions.
August 28, 2012
A group of federal employees on Monday asked a Maryland federal judge to postpone enforcement of a purportedly intrusive new insider trading bill requiring thousands of U.S. officials to publicly disclose information about their financial transactions, saying Congress may amend the legislation by next month.
August 03, 2012
Congress voted Thursday to extend the deadline by which senior government officials must disclose information about their financial transactions online under a new bill banning government insider trading, responding to concerns that the law may violate the privacy of federal workers.