{"id":27067,"date":"2024-03-03T07:04:54","date_gmt":"2024-03-03T07:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/judge-torres-extends-sec-deadline-in-ripple-case\/"},"modified":"2024-03-03T07:04:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-03T07:04:54","slug":"judge-torres-extends-sec-deadline-in-ripple-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/judge-torres-extends-sec-deadline-in-ripple-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge Torres Extends SEC Deadline in Ripple Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A federal judge has recently granted the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) more time to prepare its case against Ripple Labs. This decision comes after the SEC requested an extension for submitting critical documents related to remedies in the lawsuit. The deadline extensions are pivotal as they could potentially conclude the ongoing legal battle between the SEC and Ripple.<\/p>\n<p>On March 1, court filings revealed that Judge Analisa Torres approved the SEC\u2019s plea for more time. This adjustment gives the SEC until March 22 to submit its opening brief. Consequently, Ripple now has until April 22 to file its opposition brief, with the SEC\u2019s deadline for a reply set for May 6, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The documents in question are remedies-related discovery materials. These are important because they outline possible legal actions and outcomes that might be pursued in the case.<\/p>\n<p>The legal conflict started in December 2020 when the SEC accused Ripple Labs, CEO Brad Garlinghouse, and co-founder Chris Larsen of conducting a massive unregistered securities offering, valued at $1.3 billion, through the sale of XRP tokens.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the lawsuit, a key point of contention has been whether XRP qualifies as a security under U.S. law, as determined by the \u201cHowey test.\u201d The SEC argues that XRP fits this classification, a stance opposed by Ripple.<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\"> <strong><strong>250% Extra + $125 Free Chip!<\/strong><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>New players only. 250% on 1st Deposit + $125 Free Chip<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a ruling in July 2023, Judge Torres delivered a <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/ripple-returns-to-us-market-following-partial-win-in-sec-xrp-case-says-company-president\/\">mixed verdict<\/a>. She found that XRP was not a security in the case of its sales on digital asset exchanges. However, she also decided that sales of XRP to institutional investors did constitute a sale of securities. This nuanced ruling underscores the complexity of the legal issues at play in the SEC\u2019s lawsuit against Ripple Labs.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/judge-torres-extends-sec-deadline-in-ripple-case\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org ) A federal judge has recently granted the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) more time to prepare its case against Ripple Labs. This decision comes after the SEC requested an extension for submitting critical documents related to remedies in the lawsuit. 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