Robert a. Beck, II v. Ronald M. Prupis, et al.
Decided April 26, 2000. Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 98-1480 · 529 U.S. 494 (2000) · Cited 350 times
Holding
Injury caused by an overt act that is not an act of racketeering or otherwise wrongful under RICO does not give rise to a cause of action under 1964(c) for a violation of 1962(d).
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 7
- Clarence Thomas · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Antonin Scalia
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Dissenting · 2
- David Hackett Souter
- John Paul Stevens · filed a dissenting opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
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.
- Morissette v. United States · 342 U.S. 246 (1952)
- Salinas v. United States · 522 U.S. 52 (1997)
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · 477 U.S. 242 (1986)
- Holmes v. Securities Investor Protection Corporation · 503 U.S. 258 (1992)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Amax Coal Co. · 453 U.S. 322 (1981)
- Molzof v. United States · 502 U.S. 301 (1992)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Bridge v. Phoenix Bond & Indemnity Co. · 553 U.S. 639 (2008)
- Safeco Insurance Co. of America v. Burr · 551 U.S. 47 (2007)
- Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn · 604 U.S. 593 (2025)
- Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Ltd. Partnership · 564 U.S. 91 (2011)
- Yegiazaryan v. Smagin · 599 U.S. 533 (2023)
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