Sync Title Agency, LLC v. Arizona Corporation Commission
Arizona Court of Appeals will consider whether a juryless administrative hearing for civil fraud charges violates the state constitutional jury trial right. Amicus groups dispute whether the U.S. Supreme Court’s holding in SEC v. Jarkesy — that when the securities and exchange commission seeks civil penalties for federal securities fraud, defendants have a 7th Amendment jury right that entitles them to more than an administrative hearing — should be instructive for purposes of Arizona’s jury right.
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