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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith v. Curran

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Advocates
Leonard Toboroff (on behalf of Respondents)
Barry Sullivan (amicus curiae)
Richard P. Saslow (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Gerard K. Sandweg, Jr. (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Robert A. Hudson (on behalf of the Respondents)
William E. Hegarty (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
80-203
Petitioner: 
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Respondent: 
Curran
Consolidation: 
No. 80-757
No. 80-895
No. 80-936
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
456 U.S. 353 (1982)
Argued: 
Monday, November 2, 1981
Decided: 
Monday, May 3, 1982
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Standing to Sue, Private or Implied Cause of Action

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The Oyez Project, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith v. Curran , 456 U.S. 353 (1982)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1981/1981_80_203)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Curran, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 7 U.S.C. 6

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Voted with the minority, joined Powell's dissent
Burger
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote a dissent
Powell
Voted with the minority, joined Powell's dissent
Rehnquist
Wrote the majority opinion
Stevens
Voted with the minority, joined Powell's dissent
O'Connor

Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens