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Abstract

Argument: Wednesday, October 6, 1976
Decision: Wednesday, February 23, 1977
Issues: Economic Activity, Federal Regulation of Securities

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 7 votes for Piper, 2 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Securities Act of 1933, the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, or the Williams Act
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Wrote a dissent
Stevens
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Wrote a special concurrence
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Wrote the majority opinion
Burger
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger

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The Oyez Project, Piper v. Chris-Craft Industries, 430 U.S. 1 (1977),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1976/1976_75_353/>
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