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Abstract

Argument: Wednesday, October 21, 1953
Decision: Monday, December 7, 1953
Issues: Economic Activity, Federal Regulation of Securities

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Seniority)

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Decision: 7 votes for Wilko, 2 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Securities Act of 1933, the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, or the Williams Act
Voted with the majority
Warren
Voted with the majority
Black
Wrote the majority opinion
Reed
Wrote a dissent
Frankfurter
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Wrote a regular concurrence
Jackson
Voted with the majority
Burton
Voted with the majority
Clark
Voted with the minority, joined Frankfurter's dissent
Minton
Full Opinion by Justice Stanley Reed

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The Oyez Project, Wilko v. Swan, 346 U.S. 427 (1953),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1953/1953_39/>
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