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Be careful what you wish for, Corporate America
Businesses might soon regret the Supreme Court’s pro-business Somers decision, which impacts the Dodd-Frank Act anti-retaliation whistleblower provision.
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ArticleCourt ruling limits scope of SEC whistleblower reporting
The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously required whistleblowers to report complaints directly to the SEC to receive its anti-retaliation protections.
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Supreme Court may resolve divide over whistleblower protections
What does a corporate whistleblower need to do to secure anti-retaliation protections? The Supreme Court will tackle the longstanding argument.
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SCOTUS ruling a boon for prosecutors, but questions linger
The Supreme Court has turned back the clock on insider-trading law, giving prosecutors renewed leeway despite lingering questions, reports Joe Mont.
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Under the FCPA, 'anything of value' means precisely that
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision makes it very clear that when it comes to issues of potential bribery, absolutely anything that could be considered as having value is fair game as a potential agent of corruption. Tom Fox reports.
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ArticleSCOTUS, Congress to provide new legal insider-trading definition
A case before the Supreme Court and two bills in Congress could finally establish a national legal definition for insider trading. Joe Mont reports.
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Quid pro quo and FCPA enforcement
The Supreme Court’s reversal of the public corruption conviction of former VA Governor McDonnell should not have any effect on FCPA enforcement going forward. Tom Fox has more.
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Glass walls and black curtains
The death of Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia—and the scuttlebutt surrounding it—underscores the deep level of secrecy that surrounds the Supreme Court and how it operates. Meanwhile, compliance officers know only too well the price to pay for a lack of transparency. Maybe it’s time for the Supreme Court ...
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Game Over: Supreme Court Denies Appeal in Newman Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has specifically included the landmark insider-trading case of U.S. v. Newman on a lengthy list of cases in which the Court denied certiorari (will not hear on appeal). The Court’s refusal to hear the case means that Newman will continue to pose a major, often insurmountable ...
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Supreme Court Empowers Use of Interpretive Rules
Regulators now have greater freedom to interpret established rules without undergoing a public comment process thanks to a decision handed down by the Supreme Court on Monday. With a 9-0 vote, justices agreed that regulatory clarifications and alterations, made through the use of interpretive rules, are not subject to the ...
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Justice Scalia: Congress, Not SEC, Must Define Insider Trading Laws
On November 10, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Douglas Whitman's appeal of his August 2012 conviction on two counts of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and two counts of securities fraud. Prosecutors in the SDNY had charged Whitman, a portfolio manager at Whitman Capital, LLC, with engaging ...
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