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Supreme Court Ruling Leaves Sarbanes-Oxley “Fully Operative”

The Court ruled that an accounting board created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was unconstitutional but said the board could continue to function as the result of changes stemming from the court’s decision. The justices also ruled that the broader Sarbanes-Oxley Act “remains fully operative as a law.”

Supreme Court Ruling Narrows Honest Services Law

In a decision with far-reaching implications for the prosecution of corruption and fraud cases in the United States, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal government’s “honest services” law could be constitutionally applied only to cases involving bribery and kickbacks. The decision was a partial victory for two high-profile executives – Jeffrey Skilling, former CEO of Enron, and Conrad Black, former chairman of Hollinger International.

U.S. Supreme Court Nears Ruling on Honest Services Law

The statute is an issue in three cases before the Supreme Court this term – involving former Enron chief executive Jeffrey Skilling, Hollinger International chairman Conrad Black and former Alaska lawmaker Bruce Weyhrauch – and it could have implications for hundreds of criminal cases involving public officials and business executives convicted or charged with fraud.