Dirks v. Securities & Exchange Commission

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1983-07-01

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Justice Powell delivered the opinion of the Court. Petitioner Raymond Dirks received material nonpublic information from “insiders” of a corporation with which he had no connection. He disclosed this information to investors who relied on it in trading in the shares of the corporation. The question is whether Dirks violated the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws by this disclosure. <p id…

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