DealBreaker and Prof. Bainbridge try to clarify what the proposed ban would do, and address fears that it would criminalize stock trading by persons not employed by Congress who learn of impending legislative developments. Related: Jim Copland.
Chronicling the high cost of our legal system
by Walter Olson on February 17, 2012
DealBreaker and Prof. Bainbridge try to clarify what the proposed ban would do, and address fears that it would criminalize stock trading by persons not employed by Congress who learn of impending legislative developments. Related: Jim Copland.
Tagged as: Securities and Exchange Commission, Senate, U.S. House of Representatives

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