Securities and Exchange Commission v. Medical Committee for Human Rights

Decided January 10, 1972. Thurgood Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 70-61 · 404 U.S. 403 (1972) · Cited 300 times

Holding

Since it is extremely doubtful that at the end of that period respondent will resubmit the proposal and Dow will refuse it, the case is now moot.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–1.

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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.

• United States v. W. T. Grant Co. · 345 U.S. 629 (1953)
• Walling v. Helmerich & Payne, Inc. · 323 U.S. 37 (1944)
• United States v. Concentrated Phosphate Export Assn., Inc. · 393 U.S. 199 (1968)
• Benton v. Maryland · 395 U.S. 784 (1969)
• Golden v. Zwickler · 394 U.S. 103 (1969)
• Doremus v. Board of Ed. of Hawthorne · 342 U.S. 429 (1952)
• Liner v. Jafco, Inc. · 375 U.S. 301 (1964)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Mancusi v. Stubbs · 408 U.S. 204 (1972)
• Sosna v. Iowa · 419 U.S. 393 (1975)
• Roe v. Wade · 410 U.S. 113 (1973)
• Steffel v. Thompson · 415 U.S. 452 (1974)
• Heckler v. Chaney · 470 U.S. 821 (1985)
• Honig v. Doe · 484 U.S. 305 (1988)
• United States Parole Commission v. Geraghty · 445 U.S. 388 (1980)
• County of Los Angeles v. Davis · 440 U.S. 625 (1979)
• Weinstein v. Bradford · 423 U.S. 147 (1975)
• First Nat. Bank of Boston v. Bellotti · 435 U.S. 765 (1978)
• Preiser v. Newkirk · 422 U.S. 395 (1975)
• Deposit Guaranty National Bank v. Roper · 445 U.S. 326 (1980)
• Edgar v. Mite Corp. · 457 U.S. 624 (1982)
• Deakins v. Monaghan · 484 U.S. 193 (1988)
• Marshall v. Jerrico, Inc. · 446 U.S. 238 (1980)
• Allee v. Medrano · 416 U.S. 802 (1974)
• Gonzalez v. Automatic Employees Credit Union · 419 U.S. 90 (1974)

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