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Scheidler v National Organization for Women Inc

547 U.S. 9 (2006)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUS Supreme Court
Year2006
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Hobbs Act extortion requires actual obtaining of property from another; threats alone without acquisition do not satisfy the statute's requirements.

Key Principle

Extortion under Hobbs Act; obtaining property from another; relevant to corporate governance and securities enforcement context

Area of Law

securities

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