Judge Rejects Credit Rating Agencies’ First Amendment Defense in Mortgage-Backed Securities Class Action
For the first time, a federal judge overseeing a securities class action tied to the subprime meltdown has squarely rejected arguments by the credit ratings agencies that their wildly overgenerous ratings on mortgage-backed securities amount to protected speech under the First Amendment.
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