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American Securities Association v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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March 06, 2026
SEC Ordered To Release Info On Text Messaging Sweeps
A Florida federal judge has harshly criticized the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's litigation tactics as an "acute embarrassment" to the agency as he ordered it to turn over information about the penalties imposed on financial institutions whose employees discussed business information on their personal devices.
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January 05, 2026
Trade Group Pushes For SEC's Off-Channel Comms Data
The American Securities Association urged a Florida federal judge Monday to require that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission produce information showing how it calculated the massive penalties it imposed in a Biden-era off-channel communications sweep, saying that the agency had forfeited its main argument for withholding the documents.
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April 28, 2025
SEC Defends Witholding Info On Text Message Sweeps
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pushed back Monday against the American Securities Association's bid for spreadsheets related to the regulator's enforcement sweep of so-called off-channel communications, telling a Florida federal judge that its spreadsheet withholdings under the Freedom of Information Act are fully legal.
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April 15, 2025
Securities Org. Says SEC Must Hand Over Texting Sweep Data
The American Securities Association has urged a Florida federal court to order the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to turn over spreadsheets related to the regulator's enforcement sweep of so-called off-channel communications, arguing the SEC's "ever-changing excuses" cannot shield it from Freedom of Information Act requirements.
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June 06, 2024
SEC Sued For Info On Text Message Sweeps
The American Securities Association sued the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Florida federal court on Thursday, pushing for the disclosure of evidence it says could shed light on how the regulator came to impose billions of dollars' worth of fines against firms whose employees communicate business-related information over unmonitored texting and chat apps.