Underscores Securities and Exchange Commission’s Continued Lapses During Financial Crisis Demonstrating the legal adage “hard cases make bad law,” the Supreme Court issued its unanimous decision in Gabelli v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on February 27, 2013. In its decision, the Supreme Court has greatly narrowed a powerful tool used by civil regulatory agencies throughout the government […]

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