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SCOTUS Rules Dodd-Frank Does Not Protect Internal Whistleblowing

By Jack Gearan & Terrence P. McCourt on February 28, 2018

Posted in Dodd-Frank, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, SEC, Securities, U.S. Supreme Court

On Feb. 21, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the anti-retaliation provision of the Dodd-Frank Act (DFA) protects only employees who complain to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and not those who make only internal complaints.

In a unanimous decision, the justices ruled in favor of Digital Realty Trust (Digital Realty), finding that…

SCOTUS to Resolve Circuit Split Over Dodd-Frank Whistleblowers

By Jack Gearan on July 5, 2017

Posted in 2d Circuit, Dodd-Frank, SEC, U.S. Supreme Court

On Monday, June 26, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review whether the Dodd-Frank Act (DFA) prohibits retaliation against internal whistleblowers or only covers individuals who report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

This question has divided practitioners and lower courts alike since Dodd-Frank’s passage in 2010. As reported in our…