SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. AMERICAN TRAILER RENTALS CO. (1965)

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. AMERICAN TRAILER RENTALS CO.
	Term: 1964
Important Dates
	Argued: November 10, 1964
	Decided: January 18, 1965
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Arthur Goldberg • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. AMERICAN TRAILER RENTALS CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 18, 1965. The case was argued before the court on November 10, 1964.

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 Colorado U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Bankruptcy (except in the context of priority of federal fiscal claims)
Petitioner: Securities and Exchange Commission
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 379 U.S. 594
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: Arthur Goldberg

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.