The SEC rescinded its unconstitutional “gag rule,” scoring a win for free speech. Earlier this year, HLLI, alongside the Manhattan Institute, filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging the Court to strike down the Securities and Exchange Commission’s longstanding “gag order” policy as unconstitutional.
A little-known—but unconstitutional—SEC policy is before the Supreme Court this year. The Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute filed an amicus brief supporting the petition filed by the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), which challenges SEC settlement provisions that prohibit defendants from denying the agency’s allegations—even after a settlement agreement.
The Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute (HLLI) and the Manhattan Institute filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging the Court to strike down the Securities and Exchange Commission’s longstanding “gag order” policy as unconstitutional.
Regulatory Compliance Watch wrote about our amicus brief in Powell, et al. v. Securities and Exch. Comm’n.
HLLI filed an amicus challenging the SEC's “gag order” policy, which unconstitutionally silences citizens and prevents the public from receiving information about the Commission’s work.
HLLI filed an amicus brief against the SEC’s unconstitutional practice of silencing American citizens and preventing the public from receiving information about the Commission’s work.
