February 10, 2020
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday dodged a suit brought in D.C. federal court by libertarian think tank the Cato Institute that accused it of unconstitutionally banning public denials of allegations resolved in settlements of the SEC's enforcement actions or administrative proceedings.
January 09, 2019
The Cato Institute sued the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in D.C. federal court Wednesday on allegations the agency is using an unconstitutional ban on public denials of allegations in settled SEC enforcement actions to interfere with the release of a book critical of certain agency tactics.