Justice Sotomayor: Conservatives unleashed 'chaos' with ruling for right-wing hedge fund

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor blasted conservative justices for creating "chaos" with a decision by upending a decades-long practice allowing agencies to impose civil penalties without a jury trial.

In a 6-3 ruling, conservative justices decided that the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) had limited power to enforce security fraud violations. The conservative court members sided with a hedge fund manager and former conservative radio show host.

Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority that George Jarkesy, Jr.