Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 2002

United States, et al. v. Thomas Lamar Bean

Decided December 10, 2002. Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 01-704 · 537 U.S. 71 (2002) · Cited 107 times

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Holding

An NASD arbitrator should apply the time limit rule to the underlying dispute.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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