Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. FTC

09/20/23 • 60 min

This episode of MACREADS.COM covers the United States Supreme Court's April 14, 2023, opinion in Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. FTC.
Summary: An accountant regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and a company regulated by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed suit in federal district court alleging that the Commissions were unconstitutional as structured. The Commissions challenged the plaintiffs' ability to file suits in federal district court because federal statutes prescribed an initial agency review process followed by appeal directly to a federal Court of Appeals. SCOTUS held that the plaintiffs could file suit in the district court based on the type of claims asserted.

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