Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to CFTC authority
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Kyle Brasseur2020-07-01T17:05:00
A lawsuit questioning the enforcement authority of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has petered out after being denied the chance to be heard at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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