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Insider Trading, Congressional Officials, And Duties Of Entrustment, Donna M. Nagy
Insider Trading, Congressional Officials, And Duties Of Entrustment, Donna M. Nagy
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This article refutes what has become the conventional wisdom that insider trading by members of Congress and legislative staffers is “totally legal” because such congressional officials are immune from federal insider trading law. It argues that this well-worn claim is rooted in twin misconceptions based on: (1) a lack of regard for the broad and sweeping duties of entrustment which attach to public office and (2) an unduly restrictive view of Supreme Court precedents, which have interpreted Rule 10b-5 of the Securities Exchange Act to impose liability whenever a person trades securities on the basis of material nonpublic information in …
Penalizing Insider Trading: A Critical Assessment Of The Insider Trading Sanctions Act Of 1984, Carole Silver
Penalizing Insider Trading: A Critical Assessment Of The Insider Trading Sanctions Act Of 1984, Carole Silver
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