Supreme Court Sides With SEC in Dispute About Recovering Illegal Profits

The Supreme Court in Washington on May 21, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesThe U.S. Supreme Court on June 4 unanimously rejected a challenge to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) broad authority to recover illegal profits through the disgorgement process.Disgorgement is a process in which a person or company is made to give up profits gained from illegal or unethical acts.