U.S. Department
of Justice
Press Release
Statement Of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara On The Supreme Court’s Decision In Salman v. U.S.
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously and ‘easily’ rejected the Second Circuit’s novel reinterpretation of insider trading law in U.S. v. Newman. In its swiftly decided opinion, the Court stood up for common sense and affirmed what we have been arguing from the outset – that the law absolutely prohibits insiders from advantaging their friends and relatives at the expense of the trading public. Today’s decision is a victory for fair markets and those who believe that the system should not be rigged.
Updated December 6, 2016
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