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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. NEW ENGLAND ELECTRIC SYSTEM et al. (1968)

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. NEW ENGLAND ELECTRIC SYSTEM et al.
Term: 1967
Important Dates
Argued: January 18, 1968
Decided: March 5, 1968
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
7-0
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Abe Fortas • Earl Warren • Byron White
Concurring
John Harlan II • Potter Stewart

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. NEW ENGLAND ELECTRIC SYSTEM et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 5, 1968. The case was argued before the court on January 18, 1968.

In a 7-0 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 U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Mergers
  • Petitioner: Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Electric or hydroelectric power utility, power cooperative, or gas and electric company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 390 U.S. 207
  • 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: William Brennan

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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