Future of SEC In-House Trials at Stake in DC Circuit. Here's What Happened
An en banc panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit must decide whether the way SEC administrative law judges are hired is unconstitutional.
May 24, 2017 at 04:40 PM
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An issue barreling toward the U.S. Supreme Court made an en banc pit stop at a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., where judges heard oral arguments on a constitutional challenge targeting the SEC's administrative law judges.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit didn't tip its hand Wednesday but seemed leery of upsetting the current system of ALJs. The case, Lucia v. Securities and Exchange Commission, asks whether the ALJs are unconstitutionally hired.
After Lucia, the court heard another round of arguments en banc in a case challenging a different agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. That case focused on whether the CFPB's leadership structure, which features a single director, violates the Constitution.
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