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Civil Litigation,
Judges and Judiciary,
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Dec. 1, 2017

SEC says administrative judges not constitutional

The Securities and Exchange Commission was forced to acknowledge its own judicial process is not constitutional after the Justice Department questioned whether the agency’s administrative judges should be considered officers of the United States.

The Securities and Exchange Commission was forced to acknowledge its own judicial process is not constitutional after the Justice Department questioned whether the agency’s administrative judges should be considered officers of the United States.

The SEC hastily ratified its five administrative law judges in an order Thursday. In a decision that could have ramifications for many cases, the commission ordered its administrative judge...

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