Wall Street Journal: How the SEC Silences Criticism

Wall Street Journal: How the SEC Silences Criticism

by | Nov 14, 2018 | Opinion, Peggy Little

One of the strongest rules in free-speech law is that the government may not engage in “prior restraint” of speech except in extreme circumstances. Yet the Securities and Exchange Commission does so routinely. Under a rule adopted in 1972, the SEC demands that parties...