John Doe v. SEC

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Case Number:

25-1152

Court:

Appellate - DC Circuit

Nature of Suit:

Petition for Review 

Government Agencies

  1. September 10, 2026

    DC Circ. Upholds SEC Denial Of Whistleblower Award

    The D.C. Circuit ruled Wednesday that a man who tipped off a journalist about a possible foreign bribery scheme is not entitled to a whistleblower award because he waited until a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation was well under way to present the same information to the agency.

  2. May 05, 2026

    Whistleblower Says SEC Rule Shift Cost Him Bounty

    A D.C. Circuit panel appeared split on its interpretation of the statute governing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's whistleblower rewards in a case involving an anonymous tipster claiming he was due compensation even though he failed to take the information directly to the agency.