Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC v. Glen Billing
551 U.S. 264 · Decided June 18, 2007 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC v. Glen Billing was decided on June 18, 2007 by a vote of 7–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Stephen G. Breyer wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Antitrust” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 551 U.S. 264 · 127 S. Ct. 2383 · 168 L. Ed. 2d 145 · 2007 U.S. LEXIS 7724
- Docket number
- 05-1157
- Decided
- June 18, 2007
- Argued
- March 27, 2007
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–1
- Majority opinion
- Stephen G. Breyer
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Antitrust
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- 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
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | |
| Justice David H. Souter | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority |
Did not participate: Anthony M. Kennedy.
Full case caption
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Fka Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, et al. v. Glen Billing et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 2006-064, docket 2006-064-01.
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