An unnamed public accounting firm is filing a lawsuit to stop a US regulator's request for documents as part of an ongoing investigation into the company's cryptocurrency-related audit work.
This is the third lawsuit challenging the investigative powers of the ACLU brought by anonymous plaintiffs, each represented by the New Civil Liberties Alliance. The legal group, backed by conservative funders, has challenged the power of government agencies in cases that have reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
In this latest challenge, the unnamed company filed a lawsuit against the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board on Wednesday, claiming that the auditing regulator's investigative powers are unconstitutional. the …