
Tesla's vocal CEO Elon Musk wants a judge to toss out a consent decree from 2018 that he says the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is still using to limit his First Amendment rights and his free speech.
According to Automotive News, Musk also claimed that he had no choice but to sign the consent decree due to the SEC's "unrelenting regulatory pressure." In addition, he made it clear that not complying could have made a negative impact on Tesla's ability to raise capital. Musk said: