MARC J. GABELLI AND BRUCE ALPERT, PETITIONERS v. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (2013)

MARC J. GABELLI AND BRUCE ALPERT, PETITIONERS v. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
	Term: 2012
Important Dates
	Argued: January 8, 2013
	Decided: February 27, 2013
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Elena Kagan • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Sonia Sotomayor • Clarence Thomas

MARC J. GABELLI AND BRUCE ALPERT, PETITIONERS v. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 27, 2013. The case was argued before the court on January 8, 2013.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. 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: Securities and Exchange Commission
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 568 U.S. 442
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
Who wrote the majority opinion: John Roberts

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.