Supreme Court won’t hear ex-lawmaker’s bid to toss insider trading conviction 

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a former congressman’s bid to toss his conviction on insider trading charges.  Ex-Rep. Stephen Buyer (R-Ind.) was convicted in 2023 on four federal charges tied to hundreds of thousands of dollars he earned trading inside information, which he acquired as a consultant in the telecommunications industry after leaving Congress.  A federal appeals court affirmed his…