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TOUCHE ROSS & CO. v. REDINGTON, TRUSTEE, et al. (1979)
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| TOUCHE ROSS & CO. v. REDINGTON, TRUSTEE, et al. |
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| Term: 1978 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: March 26, 1979 |
| Decided: June 18, 1979 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 7-1 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
| Concurring |
| William Brennan |
| Dissenting |
| Thurgood Marshall |
TOUCHE ROSS & CO. v. REDINGTON, TRUSTEE, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 18, 1979. The case was argued before the court on March 26, 1979.
In a 7-1 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 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: Professional organization, business, or person
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Investor
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 442 U.S. 560
- 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 Rehnquist
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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