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STEADMAN v. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (1981)

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STEADMAN v. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Term: 1980
Important Dates
Argued: December 3, 1980
Decided: February 25, 1981
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-2
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanWarren BurgerThurgood MarshallWilliam RehnquistJohn Paul StevensByron White
Dissenting
Lewis PowellPotter Stewart

STEADMAN v. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 25, 1981. The case was argued before the court on December 3, 1980.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal or state regulation of securities
  • Petitioner: Broker, stock exchange, investment or securities firm
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 450 U.S. 91
  • 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: 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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