"I think it was a strategy on their party to delay court adjudication on this issue.
The crucial point is whether or not in the earlier litigation the representative of the United States had authority to represent its interests in a final adjudication of the issue in controversy.
Corporations don't really care about the adjudication of these issues beyond their shareholders' bottom lines.
"It does create a suggestion of a kind of show trial as opposed to a true adjudication of the issues," said Anthony S. Barkow, a former federal terrorism prosecutor in Manhattan who runs a center on criminal law at the New York University School of Law.
Judge Jackson noted that Mr. Lessig's responsibilities do not extend to adjudication of any issue of fact or law.
For the purpose of proposing a settlement of rule violations alleged by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"), without admitting or denying the findings, prior to a regulatory hearing, and without an adjudication of any issue, Arthur Yurkovskiy submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent ("AWC"), which FINRA accepted.
For the purpose of proposing a settlement of rule violations alleged by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"), without admitting or denying the findings, prior to a regulatory hearing, and without an adjudication of any issue, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent ("AWC"), which FINRA accepted.
For the purpose of proposing a settlement of rule violations alleged by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"), without admitting or denying the findings, prior to a regulatory hearing, and without an adjudication of any issue, Guy G. Sirois submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent ("AWC"), which FINRA accepted.
For the purpose of proposing a settlement of rule violations alleged by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"), without admitting or denying the findings, prior to a regulatory hearing, and without an adjudication of any issue, Donna Katherine Monk submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent ("AWC"), which FINRA accepted.
For the purpose of proposing a settlement of rule violations alleged by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"), without admitting or denying the findings, prior to a regulatory hearing, and without an adjudication of any issue, Jeffrey Pulaski submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent ("AWC"), which FINRA accepted.
