Regulatory-Enforcement

Legal Resistance Network Litigation Summit

| Importance: 8/10

State attorneys general convened a national summit to develop coordinated multi-state litigation strategies in response to shifting federal enforcement priorities. The summit focused on strategic coordination in areas like financial services, technology regulation, consumer protection, and privacy …

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SEC Enforcement Actions Decline in FY 2024 After Peak in FY 2023

| Importance: 8/10

SEC’s Division of Enforcement experienced a significant shift in enforcement strategy, with total actions dropping 26% from fiscal year 2023 to fiscal year 2024. After reaching a near-record high of 784 total actions in FY 2023 with nearly $5 billion in monetary recoveries, the agency saw a …

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SEC Charges DWAC with Securities Fraud, Imposes $18 Million Penalty

| Importance: 9/10

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced settled fraud charges against Digital World Acquisition Corp (DWAC) for material misrepresentations to investors about merger discussions with Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG). The SEC found that individuals who would later become …

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SEC Launches Investigation Into Enron's Related-Party Transactions

| Importance: 9/10

On October 22, 2001, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced it was formally investigating Enron’s suspicious dealings with partnerships controlled by CFO Andrew Fastow, characterizing them as “some of the most opaque transactions with insiders ever seen.” Enron’s …

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