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AMERICAN POWER & LIGHT CO. v. SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION (1946)
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| AMERICAN POWER & LIGHT CO. v. SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
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| Term: 1946 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: November 16, 1945 |
| Decided: November 25, 1946 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 6-0 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • Harold Burton • Frank Murphy • Frederick Vinson |
| Concurring |
| Felix Frankfurter • Wiley Rutledge |
AMERICAN POWER & LIGHT CO. v. SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 25, 1946. The case was argued before the court on November 16, 1945.
In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal or state regulation of securities
- Petitioner: Electric or hydroelectric power utility, power cooperative, or gas and electric company
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Securities and Exchange Commission
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 329 U.S. 90
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Frederick Vinson
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Frank Murphy
These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.
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