NORTHEAST BANCORP, INC. v. BOARD OF GOVERNORS, FRS

No. 84-363.

472 U.S. 159 (1985)

NORTHEAST BANCORP, INC., ET AL. v. BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 10, 1985


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen M. Shapiro argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief for petitioner Citicorp were Ira M. Millstein, Robert L. Stern, James W. Quinn, and Jay N. Fastow. George D. Reycraft, John Boyer, Jeffrey Q. Smith, Gregory Scott Mertz, and Joseph Polizzotto filed a brief for petitioners Northeast Bancorp, Inc., et al. The named attorneys filed a joint reply brief and supplemental memorandum for all petitioners.

Solicitor General Lee argued the cause for the federal respondent. With him on the brief were Acting Assistant Attorney General Willard, Deputy Solicitor General Wallace, Anthony J. Steinmeyer, and Michael Kimmel. Laurence H. Tribe argued the cause for respondents Bank of New England Corp. et al. With him on the briefs were Bertram M. Kantor, Michael H. Byowitz, Mark A. Weiss, Stuart C. Stock, Wilmot T. Pope, and Douglas M. Kraus. Francis X. Bellotti, Attorney General, Jamie W. Katz, Assistant Attorney General, and Thomas R. Kiley, First Assistant Attorney General, filed a brief for respondent Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Joseph I. Lieberman, Attorney General, Elliot F. Gerson, Deputy Attorney General, and John G. Haines and Jane D. Comerford, Assistant Attorneys General, filed a brief for respondents State of Connecticut et al.*


JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

Respondents Bank of New England Corporation (BNE), Hartford National Corporation (HNC), and Bank of Boston Corporation (BBC) are bank holding companies which applied to the Federal Reserve Board to obtain approval for the acquisition of banks or bank holding companies in New England States other than the ones in which they are principally located. Petitioners Northeast...

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