The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, March 26, 1985
Decision: Tuesday, May 28, 1985
Issues: Economic Activity, Federal Regulation of Securities

Advocates

Robert C. Epstein (on behalf of the petitioner)
Daniel L. Goelzer (on behalf of the SEC as amicus curiae in support of respondents)
Peter Steven Pearlman (on behalf of the respondents)

Facts of the Case

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Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 8 votes for Ruefenacht, 1 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Securities Act of 1933, the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, or the Williams Act
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Wrote a dissent
Stevens
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote the majority opinion
Powell
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, Gould v. Ruefenacht, 471 U.S. 701 (1985),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1984/1984_84_165/>
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