Legal Opinion
Securities & Exchange Commission v. Jerry T. O'Brien, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 18, 1984No. 83-751PublishedCited by 197 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) has statutory authority to conduct nonpublic investigations into possible violations of the securities laws and, in the course thereof, to issue subpoenas to obtain relevant information. The question before us is whether the Commission must notify the “target” of such an investigation when it issues a subpoena to a third party.
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This case represents one shard of a prolonged investigation by the SEC into the affairs of respondent Harry F. Magnu-son and persons and firms with whom he has dealt. The investigation began in 1980, when…
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