Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. FTC

Decided April 14, 2023. Elena Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 21-86 · 598 U.S. 175 (2023) · Cited 104 times

Holding

The statutory review schemes set out in the Securities Exchange Act and Federal Trade Commission Act do not displace a district court’s federal-question jurisdiction over claims challenging as unconstitutional the structure or existence of the SEC or FTC.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Thunder Basin Coal Co. v. Reich · 510 U.S. 200 (1994)
• Elgin v. Department of the Treasury · 567 U.S. 1 (2012)
• Mitchell v. Forsyth · 472 U.S. 511 (1985)
• Crowell v. Benson · 285 U.S. 22 (1932)
• Tull v. United States · 481 U.S. 412 (1987)
• Goldberg v. Kelly · 397 U.S. 254 (1970)
• Hertz Corp. v. Friend · 559 U.S. 77 (2010)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. · 301 U.S. 1 (1937)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Standard Oil Co. · 449 U.S. 232 (1980)
• Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp. · 337 U.S. 541 (1949)
• Jones v. Bock · 549 U.S. 199 (2007)
• Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner · 387 U.S. 136 (1967)
• Stern v. Marshall · 564 U.S. 462 (2011)
• Cohens v. Virginia · 19 U.S. 264 (1821)
• Florida Power & Light Co. v. Lorion · 470 U.S. 729 (1985)
• New Orleans Public Service, Inc. v. Council of City of New Orleans · 491 U.S. 350 (1989)
• Myers v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. · 303 U.S. 41 (1938)
• Granfinanciera, S.A. v. Nordberg · 492 U.S. 33 (1989)
• Bowen v. Michigan Academy of Family Physicians · 476 U.S. 667 (1986)
• Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter · 558 U.S. 100 (2009)
• Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of Cleveland · 409 U.S. 249 (1972)
• Hughes Aircraft Co. v. Jacobson · 525 U.S. 432 (1999)
• Foremost Insurance v. Richardson · 457 U.S. 668 (1982)
• Sisson v. Ruby · 497 U.S. 358 (1990)
• Rake v. Wade · 508 U.S. 464 (1993)
• Interstate Commerce Commission v. Illinois Central Railroad · 215 U.S. 452 (1910)

Cited by

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• National Rifle Association of America v. Vullo · 602 U.S. 175 (2024)

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