SEC vs Ripple: Court Sets Conference Date Over Hinman Speech Memos

Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn has scheduled a new conference between the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Ripple lawyers to discuss the SEC’s claims of attorney-client privilege regarding the 2018 Hinman speech documents. #XRPCommunity #SECGov v. #Ripple #XRP BREAKING: Conference scheduled for Tuesday, June 07, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. to discuss the SEC's renewed assertion of the attorney-client privilege as to internal documents related to Hinman's June 14, 2018 speech. pic.twitter.com/F6Wn0OxZ3m — James K. Filan 🇺🇸🇮🇪100k+ (beware of imposters) (@FilanLaw) May 31, 2022 According to a letter from Judge Sarah Netburn, SEC and Ripple Lab legal teams are to attend in person. The conference is scheduled to take place on June 7 to discuss the SEC’s renewed assertion of the attorney-client privilege as to internal documents related to Hinman’s June 14, 2018 speech. SEC previously submitted a new motion to keep the Hinman emails under wraps by citing attorney-client privilege in late April. The regulatory agency argues that the privilege applies because these documents reflect confidential communications between Hinman and SEC attorneys about his infamous 2018 speech, in which the former declared that the Ether token was not a security. The agency asserts that Hinman was a client of SEC attorneys who gave him legal advice regarding the legal status of digital assets to ensure that his speech was consistent with federal...