Суд відхилив спробу SEC запечатати документи Хінмана у справі SEC проти Ripple

• Суд визначив документи Хінмана як судові документи.
• SEC стверджує, що документ Хінмана має бути запечатаний.

Суддя Аналіса Торрес відхилила клопотання Комісії з цінних паперів і бірж США про опечатування документів Хінмана у справі Ripple проти SEC.

Згідно зі звітом, the U.S. District Court has identified the Hinman documents as judicial documents. Judge Torres stated that the SEC moves to seal the Hinman speech documents, which reflect the non-public deliberations by SEC officials in connection with the former director of the SEC’s finance division, William Hinman’s June 2018 speech. So the court disagrees with sealing the Hinman documents.

However, the SEC argues that the document should be sealed. Because of the lack of relevance, these documents would be highly prejudicial to the SEC. The court also відхилені the SEC’s arguments and stated that they are judicial documents subject to a strong presumption of public access. 

This may add additional pressure on the SEC for a potential settlement, and it зміцнює Ripple’s fair notice defense.