Sekhar v. United States
| Sekhar v. United States | |
|---|---|
| Argued April 23, 2013 Decided June 26, 2013 | |
| Full case name | Tejas C. Sekhar, petitioner, v. United States |
| Docket no. | 12-357 |
| Citations | 570 U.S. 729 (more) 133 S. Ct. 2720; 186 L. Ed. 2d 794; 2013 U.S. LEXIS 4920, 81 U.S.L.W. 4628 |
| Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Defendant convicted, United States v. Sekhar, 1:10-cr-00573 (N.D.N.Y. 2011); affirmed, 683 F.3d 436 (2nd Cir. 2012); cert. granted, 568 U.S. 1119 (2013). |
| Holding | |
| Attempting to compel a person to recommend that his employer approve an investment does not constitute “the obtaining of property from another” under the Hobbs Act. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Scalia, joined by Roberts, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan |
| Concurrence | Alito (in judgment), joined by Kennedy, Sotomayor |
| Laws applied | |
| Hobbs Act (1946) | |
Sekhar v. United States, 570 U.S. 729 (2013), is a United States Supreme Court decision regarding extortion under the Hobbs Act of 1946.