No. 20-1652

Meghan Belaski, et al. v. Securities and Exchange Commission

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2021-05-26
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: confidential-information double-jeopardy fifth-amendment intellectual-property related-action securities-exchange-commission securities-law takings-clause whistleblower whistleblower-award
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (from Petition)

Do the statutory rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in order
to qualify for whistleblower award, violate the Double Jeopardy Clause in the Fifth
Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by requiring a whistleblower to first qualify
for a covered-action before they are eligible for a related-action in which the same
materials are required to be used in both instances before a whistleblower is eligible
for a related-action award, and when confidential, non-public, personal
whistleblower information considered private intellectual property borne out of
independent analysis, is submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission
(Office of the Whistleblower), and is given to another federal entity by the Securities
and Exchange Commission (Office of the Whistleblower), and used to garnish a
massive civil settlement for the public good, but fails to provide just compensation
to the whistleblower in a related-action award because they didn 't first qualify for a
covered-action award, do the statutory requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission violate the Double Jeopardy and Takings Clause in the Fifth
Aunendment of the U.S. Constitution?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Do the statutory rules of the SEC violate the Double Jeopardy Clause and Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment?

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-25
Supplemental brief of petitioners Meghan Belaski, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2021-06-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-06-21
Waiver of right of respondent SEC to respond filed.
2021-06-10
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, Meghan Belaski, et al.
2021-05-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 25, 2021)

Attorneys

Meghan Belaski, et al.
Meghan Belaski — Petitioner
SEC
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent