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OTIS & CO. v. SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION et al. (1945)
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| OTIS & CO. v. SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION et al. |
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| Term: 1944 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: November 17, 1944 |
| Decided: January 29, 1945 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 5-3 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • Robert Jackson • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Wiley Rutledge |
| Dissenting |
| Felix Frankfurter • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone |
OTIS & CO. v. SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 29, 1945. The case was argued before the court on November 17, 1944.
In a 5-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Delaware U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal or state regulation of securities
- Petitioner: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Securities and Exchange Commission
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 323 U.S. 624
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Stanley Reed
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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