Legal Opinion
Medical Committee for Human Rights v. Securities and Exchange Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 26, 1970No. 23105_1PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAMM, Circuit Judge:
The instant petition presents novel and significant questions concerning implementation of the concepts of corporate democracy embodied in section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and of the power of this court to review determinations of the Securities and Exchange Commission made pursuant to its proxy rules. For reasons to be stated more fully below, we hold that the Commission’s action in the present case is reviewable, and that the cause must be remanded for further administrative proceedings.
I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY OF THE CASE
On March 11, 1968, Dr. Quentin D.…
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