No. 23A55

Securities and Exchange Commission v. George R. Jarkesy, Jr., et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: N/A
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: None
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

whether statutory provisions that empower the SEC to initiate and adjudicate administrative enforcement proceedings seeking civil penalties violate the Seventh Amendment, (2) whether statutory provisions that authorize the SEC to choose to enforce the securities laws through an agency adjudication instead of filing a district court action violate the nondelegation doctrine, and (3) whether Congress violated Article II by granting for-cause removal protection to ALJs in agencies whose heads enjoy for-cause removal protection.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Question not identified.

Docket Entries

2023-07-26
Application for leave to file briefs on the merits in excess of the word limits (23A55) granted by Justice Alito provided that the opening and response briefs do not exceed 18,000 words each, and that the reply brief does not exceed 8,000 words.
2023-07-17
Application (23A55) for leave to file briefs on the merits in excess of the word limits, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

George R. Jarkesy, Jr., et al.
Michael Thomas McCollochWhitman & Ransom, Respondent
Securites and Exchange Commission
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Petitioner