A History of Securities Law in the Supreme Court

Author:   A.C. Pritchard (Professor, Professor, University of Michigan) ,  Robert Thompson (Professor, Professor, Georgetown University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
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9780197665916


Pages:   384
Publication Date:   02 May 2023
Format:   Hardback
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A History of Securities Law and the Supreme Court explores how the Supreme Court has made (and remade) securities law. It covers the history of the federal securities laws from their inception during the Great Depression, relying on the justices' conference notes, internal memoranda, and correspondence to shed light on how they came to their decisions and drafted their opinions. That history can be divided into five periods that parallel and illustrate key trends of the Court's jurisprudence more generally. The first saw the administration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt--aided by his filling eight seats on the Court-triumph in its efforts to enact the securities laws and establish their constitutional legitimacy. This brought an end to the Court's long-standing hostility to the regulation of business. The arrival of Roosevelt's justices, all committed to social control of finance, ushered in an era of deference to the SEC's expertise that lasted through the 1940s and 1950s. The 1960s brought an era of judicial activism-and further expansion--by the Warren Court, with purpose taking precedence over text in statutory interpretation. The arrival of Lewis F. Powell, Jr. in 1972 brought a sharp reversal. Powell's leadership of the Court in securities law produced a counter-revolution in the field and an end to the SEC's long winning streak at the Court. Powell's retirement in 1987 marked the beginning of the final period of this study. In the absence of ideological consensus or strong leadership, the Court's securities jurisprudence meandered, taking a random walk between expansive and restrictive decisions.

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Author:   A.C. Pritchard (Professor, Professor, University of Michigan) ,  Robert Thompson (Professor, Professor, Georgetown University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.60cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 16.30cm
Weight:   0.685kg
ISBN:  

9780197665916


ISBN 10:   0197665918
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   02 May 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1: The Coming of the New Deal Chapter 2: Social Control of Finance Chapter 3: Policing the SEC Chapter 4: Boundaries Chapter 5: Insider Trading Chapter 6: Private Litigation Chapter 7: The Federal/State Flashpoint in Corporate Governance Chapter 8: Conclusion - How the Supreme Court Makes Securities Laws

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A.C. Pritchard is a Professor at the University of Michigan teaching corporate and securities law. He has written on insider trading, securities fraud class actions, SEC enforcement, and the history of securities law. Robert B. Thompson is a Professor at Georgetown University. He teaches courses in corporate, securities, and mergers law and international financial regulation. He has written on corporate governance, corporate separateness, takeovers, business litigation and international financial regulation.

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