On December 9, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Kousisis v. United States[1], a case that asks the Supreme Court to significantly narrow the scope of what behavior constitutes a federal criminal fraud.Continue Reading Is the Supreme Court Likely to Narrow Scope of Federal Fraud in Kousisis v. United States?
In a landmark unanimous ruling late last week, Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC, et al. 601 U. S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that whistleblowers do not need to prove their employer acted with “retaliatory intent” to be protected under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Instead, all whistleblower plaintiffs need to prove is that their protected activity was a “contributing factor” in the employer’s unfavorable personnel action. Continue Reading U.S. Supreme Court Endorses Low Burden of Proof for Whistleblowers