A cross-ideological coalition urges the Supreme Court to act Barton v. SEC has drawn attention far beyond the parties directly involved. A wide-ranging coalition of
A Supreme Court case testing the limits of federal receivership power When the Securities and Exchange Commission sued Texas real-estate developer Timothy Barton, the agency
We have filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari asking the U.S. Supreme Court to curb the SEC’s use of sweeping receiverships that seized all assets and hampered the right to mount a defense. The appeal urges clear limits on “equitable relief” to protect due process and counsel-of-choice rights.