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PIPER et al. v. CHRIS-CRAFT INDUSTRIES, INC. (1977)

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PIPER et al. v. CHRIS-CRAFT INDUSTRIES, INC.
Term: 1976
Important Dates
Argued: October 6, 1976
Decided: February 23, 1977
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
7-2
Majority
Warren BurgerThurgood MarshallLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistPotter StewartByron White
Concurring
Harry Blackmun
Dissenting
William BrennanJohn Paul Stevens

PIPER et al. v. CHRIS-CRAFT INDUSTRIES, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 23, 1977. The case was argued before the court on October 6, 1976.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed 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: Management, executive officer, or director, of business entity
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Tender offer
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 430 U.S. 1
  • 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: Warren Burger

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 conservative.

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