The Scope of SEC Defendants' Jury Trial Right: Part 1

• Matthew Martens, Jaclyn Moyer, Derek Woodman
• 7.1.2016

In the first of a series of four articles published by Law360 examining the scope of the Seventh Amendment jury trial right for civil defendants in US SEC enforcement actions, Matthew Martens, Jaclyn Moyer and Derek Woodman explain why the Seventh Amendment entitles defendants in SEC enforcement actions brought in federal district court to jury findings with respect to all facts that set the maximum monetary penalty the judge may impose.

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