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DAILY INCOME FUND, INC., et al. v. FOX (1984)

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DAILY INCOME FUND, INC., et al. v. FOX
Term: 1983
Important Dates
Argued: November 7, 1983
Decided: January 18, 1984
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanWarren BurgerThurgood MarshallSandra Day O'ConnorLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistByron White
Concurring
John Paul Stevens

DAILY INCOME FUND, INC., et al. v. FOX is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 18, 1984. The case was argued before the court on November 7, 1983.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal or state regulation of securities
  • Petitioner: Broker, stock exchange, investment or securities firm
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 464 U.S. 523
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: William Brennan

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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