Legal Opinion
Securities & Exchange Commission v. Medical Committee for Human Rights
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 10, 1972No. 70-61PublishedCited by 296 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
The Medical Committee for Human Rights acquired by gift five shares of stock in Dow Chemical Co. In March 1968, the Committee’s national chairman wrote a letter to the company expressing concern over its policy with respect to the production and sale of napalm. The letter also requested that there be included in the company’s proxy statement for 1968 a proposal to amend Dow’s Certificate of Incorporation to prohibit the sale of napalm unless the purchaser gives reasonable assurance that the napalm will not be used against human beings. Dow replied that the proposal was too late for inclusion…
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