Judge Orders SEC to Hand Over Texting Fine Data

News March 11, 2026 at 02:04 PM
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  • A financial services trade group sued the SEC in June 2024 for failing to produce documents under FOIA on how off-channel communications fines were calculated.
  • In a ruling March 5, the judge ordered the SEC to turn over spreadsheets used to determine the fines, some of which reached $125 million.
  • Lawyer Nick Morgan called the ruling "a significant win for transparency and a stinging rebuke of the SEC's litigation conduct."
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