Liu v. Securities and Exchange Commission

140 S. Ct. 1936 · Decided June 22, 2020 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Liu v. Securities and Exchange Commission was decided on June 22, 2020 by a vote of 8–1. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Securities regulation” in the Economic Activity area.

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• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2019
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 18-1501

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Liu v. Securities and Exchange Commission

SCDB identifiers: case 2019-072, docket 2019-072-01.

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