SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. NATIONAL SECURITIES, INC., et al. (1969)

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. NATIONAL SECURITIES, INC., et al.
Term: 1968
Important Dates
Argued: November 18, 1968
Decided: January 27, 1969
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-1
Majority
William Brennan • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • Thurgood Marshall • Earl Warren • Byron White
Concurring
John Harlan II • Potter Stewart
Dissenting
Hugo Black

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. NATIONAL SECURITIES, INC., et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 27, 1969. The case was argued before the court on November 18, 1968.

In an 8-1 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 Arizona U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal or state regulation of securities
  • Petitioner: Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Insurance company, or surety
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 393 U.S. 453
  • 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: Thurgood Marshall

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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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