SCOTUS Cert Recap: Venue For Constitutional Challenges To SEC Proceedings, Plus Scope Of The Federal Post-Conviction ‘Safety-Valve’

On May 16, the Supreme Court agreed to consider the following two questions:

Do federal district courts have jurisdiction to hear constitutional challenges to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s structure, procedures, and existence?

Does the “safety valve” of 28 U.S.C. Section 2255(e) allow federal inmates to collaterally attack their convictions, in second or successive petitions for relief, for reasons other than those listed in 28 U.S.C. 2255(h)?

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