How conservative radio host’s Supreme Court case threatens to upend the courts – By Simone Del Rosario (Straight Arrow News) Dec 5, 2023
There’s a Supreme Court case that could turn the justice system on its head. But the scales of justice in question aren’t in the courts at all.
- Jarkesy v. SEC is all about the constitutionality of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s use of in-house judges. Administrative law judges, known as ALJs, are part of the executive branch, not the judicial branch. The judges are employed by the agency that is bringing the charges.
- In this case, the SEC accused conservative talk show radio host and hedge fund manager George Jarkesy of committing securities fraud by inflating the values of certain holdings.
The SEC opted to bring the fraud case in front of the in-house judge, who ruled Jarkesy was guilty of the crimes.
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