U.S. Supreme Court to Review Constitutionality of Sarbox Questioned

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The U.S. Supreme Court will review the constitutionality of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in its October 2009 term.

Adopted seven years ago in the wake of major accounting scandals at Enron, WorldCom and a few other large public companies, the law - - commonly referred to as SarbOx -- established new standards, reporting requirements and criminal liabilities for public company boards, management and public accounting firms.

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U.S. Supreme Court to Review Constitutionality of Sarbox Questioned

It also created the Public Company Accountability Oversight Board, a quasi-public agency appointed by the SEC to oversee accounting firms as pu...

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