Lorenzo v. Securities and Exchange Commission

139 S. Ct. 1094 · Decided March 27, 2019 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Lorenzo v. Securities and Exchange Commission was decided on March 27, 2019 by a vote of 6–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Stephen G. Breyer wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Securities regulation” in the Economic Activity area.

Read the opinion

• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2018
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 17-1077

Case details

How the Justices voted

Did not participate: Brett M. Kavanaugh.

Full case caption

Lorenzo v. Securities and Exchange Commission

SCDB identifiers: case 2018-029, docket 2018-029-01.

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