U. S. v. NATIONAL ASSN. SECURITIES DEALERS

No. 73-1701.

422 U.S. 694 (1975)

UNITED STATES v. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECURITIES DEALERS, INC., ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 26, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald P. Norton argued the cause for the United States. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Bork, Assistant Attorney General Kauper, Howard E. Shapiro, and Daniel R. Hunter.

Lee Loevinger argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief for appellees Bache & Co., Inc., et al., were Owen M. Johnson, Jr., and David J. Saylor. Briefs were filed by Joseph B. Levin, Lloyd J. Derrickson, and Dennis C. Hensley for appellee National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.; by Robert E. Jensen and Richard M. Phillips for appellees Wellington Management Co. et al.; by William R. Meagher for appellees Fidelity Fund. Inc., et al.; by Herbert J. Miller, Jr., for appellee Vance, Sanders & Co., Inc.; and by Marvin Schwartz and Mark I. Fishman for appellee Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Fund, Inc.

Walter P. North argued the cause for the Securities and Exchange Commission as amicus curiae urging affirmance. With him on the brief was Lawrence E. Nerheim.


Opinion of the Court by MR. JUSTICE POWELL, announced by MR. JUSTICE BLACKMUN.

This appeal requires the Court to determine the extent to which the regulatory authority conferred upon the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Maloney Act, 52 Stat. 1070, as amended, 15 U. S. C. § 78o-3, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, 54 Stat. 789, as amended, 15 U. S. C. § 80a-1 et seq., displaces the strong antitrust policy embodied in § 1...

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