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Central Bank of Denver, N. A. v. First Interstate Bank of Denver, N. A. and Jack K. Naber

511 U.S. 164 · Decided April 19, 1994 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Central Bank of Denver, N. A. v. First Interstate Bank of Denver, N. A. and Jack K. Naber was decided on April 19, 1994 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Securities regulation” in the Economic Activity area.

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Case details

Citations
511 U.S. 164 · 114 S. Ct. 1439 · 128 L. Ed. 2d 119 · 1994 U.S. LEXIS 3120
Docket number
92-854
Decided
April 19, 1994
Argued
November 30, 1993
Decision type
Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
Disposition
Reversed
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
5–4
Majority opinion
Anthony M. Kennedy
Opinion assigned by
Harry A. Blackmun
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Legal provision
Securities Act of 1933, Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or Williams Act
Type of law
Federal statute
Decision direction (SCDB)
Conservative what this means

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Full case caption

Central Bank of Denver, N. A. v. First Interstate Bank of Denver, N. A. and Jack K. Naber

SCDB identifiers: case 1993-036, docket 1993-036-01.

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