Realtor Group Appeals to Supreme Court Over DOJ Investigation

The National Association of Realtors is asking the Supreme Court to review and reverse an appeals court ruling that allowed the Justice Department to reopen its probe into the trade group’s practices.

NAR on Thursday filed a petition to the high court challenging a decision by the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, which held that a closing letter related to a settlement the trade group made with DOJ doesn’t bar it from reopening an investigation. The appellate court reversed the judgment of a district court that granted NAR’s petition to set aside the subpoena.

NAR frames the ...