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Friday, October 16, 2026
Courthouse News Service
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War on the SEC

MANHATTAN - Attorney Steven Altman sued the SEC in Federal Court, claiming the agency "has wrongfully sought to 'federalize' the subject of attorney ethics discipline" - a function of state judiciaries - by its Nov. 10 order permanently barring him from "appearing or practicing (law) before the Commission."

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