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Securities regulation: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Securities regulation,” part of the Economic Activity area.

90decisions
70%favorable to the petitioner
47%unanimous
1altered precedent or struck a law

Decisions by decade

1940s4
1950s7
1960s6
1970s20
1980s17
1990s8
2000s9
2010s13
2020s6

Most majority opinions

Legal provisions most often involved

Securities Act of 1933, Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or Williams Act61
15 U.S.C. § 796
15 U.S.C. § 803
15 U.S.C. § 782
Federal Rules of Civil or Appellate Procedure2
12 U.S.C. § 18432
15 U.S.C. § 10112
Investment Company Act1

All 90 decisions, newest first

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error