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SEKHAR v. U.S.

No. 12-357.

133 S.Ct. 2720 (2013)

186 L.Ed.2d 794

Giridhar C. SEKHAR, Petitioner v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 26, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Clement , for Petitioner.

Sarah E. Harrington , for Respondent.

Paul D. Clement , Counsel of Record, George W. Hicks, Jr. , Bancroft PLLC, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Mythili Raman , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Michael R. Dreeben , Deputy Solicitor General, Sarah E. Harrington , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Joel M. Gershowitz , Washington, D.C., for United States.

Justice SCALIA delivered the opinion of the Court.

We consider whether attempting to compel a person to recommend that his employer approve an investment constitutes "the obtaining of property from another" under 18 U.S.C. § 1951(b)(2).

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