Elon Musk Appeals SEC Case to US Supreme Court, Alleges Violation of Free Speech Rights

The industrialist asked the US Supreme Court to undo a part of a deal he made with the SEC, which he says violates his free speech rights.
Elon Musk Appeals SEC Case to US Supreme Court, Alleges Violation of Free Speech Rights
Elon Musk attends the opening ceremony of the new Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars in Gruenheide, Germany, on March 22, 2022. Patrick Pleul/Pool via Reuters
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Elon Musk asked the U.S. Supreme Court to undo a part of a deal he made with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that required vetting of his online posts, alleging that the deal violates his free speech rights, Mr. Musk’s lawyer, Ellyde Thompson, confirmed with The Epoch Times on Thursday.

The billionaire businessman asked the high court in a Dec. 7 petition to hear his appeal of a lower court’s decision in May that upheld a 2018 consent decree that he negotiated with the SEC, escalating a years-long feud between the industrialist and the powerful regulatory agency to the nation’s highest court.