Federal Securities Law : Insider Trading.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Circuit courts.

Criminal procedure.

Finance--Law and legislation.

Finance.

Judge-made law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (14 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2015.

System Details:

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text file

PDF

Summary:

Reviews various laws that prohibit insider trading and set penalties for criminal violations of Federal securities laws. Covers selected regulations and selected court decisions that have used Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prosecute insider trading violations. Highlights U.S. volumes Newman , in which the Second Circuit overturned two high-profile convictions for insider trading and expressly forbade the Government from refiling the case, and considers Congressional interest in the Newman decision.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2015). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Federal Securities Law

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