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Holmes v. Securities Investor Protection Corporation

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Advocates
G. Robert Blakey (on behalf of the Respondents)
Jack I. Samet (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
90-727
Petitioner: 
Holmes
Respondent: 
Securities Investor Protection Corporation et al.
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1991-1993)
Opinion: 
503 U.S. 258 (1992)
Argued: 
Wednesday, November 13, 1991
Decided: 
Tuesday, March 24, 1992
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Standing to Sue, Statutory Standing

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The Oyez Project, Holmes v. Securities Investor Protection Corporation , 503 U.S. 258 (1992)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1991/1991_90_727)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Holmes, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations

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Rehnquist
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's concurrence
White
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's concurrence
Stevens
Wrote a special concurrence
O'Connor
Wrote a special concurrence
Scalia
Voted with the majority
Kennedy
Wrote the majority opinion
Souter
Voted with the majority
Thomas

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