SEC gag order practice may reach Supreme Court
The Securities Exchange Commission has since 1972 muzzled principals after their cases have been settled. They must promise never to speak publicly about any allegations in complaints or plant the idea that the complaints were without factual basis. The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether to hear a case on the gag order Romeril v. Securities and Exchange Commission some time in the next few months. (The New York Times, April 18, 2022, by Adam