Robert G. Holmes, Jr. v. Securities Investor Protection Corporation, et al.

Decided March 24, 1992. David Hackett Souter delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 90-727 · 503 U.S. 258 (1992) · Cited 1,453 times

Holding

SIPC has demonstrated no right to sue Holmes under § 1964(c).

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“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.

• Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug Stores · 421 U.S. 723 (1975)
• Associated General Contractors of California, Inc. v. California State Council of Carpenters · 459 U.S. 519 (1983)
• Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co. · 473 U.S. 479 (1985)
• Blue Shield of Va. v. McCready · 457 U.S. 465 (1982)
• United States v. Naftalin · 441 U.S. 768 (1979)
• Touche Ross & Co. v. Redington · 442 U.S. 560 (1979)
• Agency Holding Corp. v. Malley-Duff & Associates, Inc. · 483 U.S. 143 (1987)
• Superintendent of Insurance of New York v. Bankers Life & Casualty Co. · 404 U.S. 6 (1971)
• Cannon v. University of Chicago · 441 U.S. 677 (1979)
• United States v. Turkette · 452 U.S. 576 (1981)
• Shearson/American Express Inc. v. McMahon · 482 U.S. 220 (1987)
• Block v. Community Nutrition Institute · 467 U.S. 340 (1984)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. National Securities, Inc. · 393 U.S. 453 (1969)
• Oscar Mayer & Co. v. Evans · 441 U.S. 750 (1979)
• Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co. of Cal. · 405 U.S. 251 (1972)
• American Nat. Bank & Trust Co. of Chicago v. Haroco, Inc. · 473 U.S. 606 (1985)
• Wyoming v. Oklahoma · 502 U.S. 437 (1992)
• Northcross v. Memphis Board of Education · 412 U.S. 427 (1973)
• Southern Pacific Co. v. Darnell-Taenzer Lumber Co. · 245 U.S. 531 (1918)
• Mobil Oil Exploration & Producing Southeast, Inc. v. United Distribution Cos. · 498 U.S. 211 (1991)

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• Bridge v. Phoenix Bond & Indemnity Co. · 553 U.S. 639 (2008)
• Bank of Am. Corp. v. City of Miami · 581 U.S. 189 (2017)
• Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn · 604 U.S. 593 (2025)
• Burrage v. United States · 571 U.S. 204 (2014)
• United States v. O'Hagan · 521 U.S. 642 (1997)
• Apple, Inc. v. Pepper · 587 U.S. 273 (2019)
• Olmstead v. L.C. · 527 U.S. 581 (1999)
• Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. v. Dabit · 547 U.S. 71 (2006)
• Archer v. Warner · 538 U.S. 314 (2003)
• Bray v. Alexandria Women's Health Clinic · 506 U.S. 263 (1993)
• Smith v. City of Jackson · 544 U.S. 228 (2005)
• Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Greenwich Collieries · 512 U.S. 267 (1994)
• Beck v. Prupis · 529 U.S. 494 (2000)
• Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute · 584 U.S. 756 (2018)
• Calcutt v. FDIC · 598 U.S. 623 (2023)
• Yegiazaryan v. Smagin · 599 U.S. 533 (2023)

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