Pull SEC litigation releases and complaints
List SEC litigation releases with release numbers, defendants and links to complaints and judgments, ready for an enforcement monitoring feed.
The SEC announces civil actions it files in federal court as litigation releases. Each release names the defendants and links the complaint and, later, final judgments. /v1/enforcement/litigation-releases returns them as JSON.
Latest releases
import os
import requests
BASE = "https://secfeedapi.com"
HEADERS = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SECFEED_KEY']}"}
r = requests.get(f"{BASE}/v1/enforcement/litigation-releases", params={"page": 0}, headers=HEADERS, timeout=120)
r.raise_for_status()
data = r.json()
print(len(data["releases"]), "releases on page 0")
for rel in data["releases"][:8]:
docs = ", ".join(d["title"] for d in rel["documents"])
print(rel["publishedAt"][:10], rel["releaseNo"], "|", rel["title"][:50], "|", docs)Output:
100 releases on page 0
2026-10-09 LR-26672 | William Sarris and Joseph Endoso | SEC Complaint
2026-10-09 LR-26671 | Jeremiah Silkowski and SQN Capital Management LLC | SEC Complaint, Order Appointing Receiver, Final Judgment - Jeremiah Silkowski, Final Judgment - SQN Capital Management LLC
2026-10-08 LR-26670 | Francis Biller; Raymond Dove; Chester Alvarez; Tro | Final Judgment - Raymond Dove
2026-10-08 LR-26669 | Darren J. Caris and Caris Investment Partners, Inc | SEC Complaint
2026-10-07 LR-26665 | Himanshu Jindal a/k/a Manish Jindal | SEC Complaint
2026-10-07 LR-26668 | Robert D. Welsh and Caedrynn E. Conner | Final Judgment - Robert D. Welsh, Final Judgment - Caedrynn E. Conner
2026-10-07 LR-26667 | Kalder Inc. and Gökçe Güven | SEC Complaint
2026-10-06 LR-26666 | Stephen Kenneth Leech | SEC Complaint, Consent, Proposed Final JudgmentFields
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
releaseNo | Litigation release number, for example LR-26672 |
title | Defendants named in the action |
publishedAt | Publication time |
url | Release page on sec.gov |
documents | Linked complaints, consents, orders and judgments, each with title and URL |
Releases come 100 per page, newest first; pass page=1, page=2 and so on for older ones. details=true adds the details of each release.
Other enforcement feeds
| Endpoint | Contents |
|---|---|
/v1/enforcement/administrative-proceedings | SEC administrative orders and proceedings |
/v1/enforcement/aaer | Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Releases |
/v1/enforcement/press-releases | SEC press releases, including enforcement announcements |
/v1/enforcement/sro-filings | Rule filings by FINRA, exchanges and clearing agencies |
Ideas
- Screen new releases against a list of counterparties or employees
- Build a dataset of complaints and final judgments for research
- Track how long cases take from complaint to judgment