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Burks Vs. Lasker

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  • US Supreme Court
  • May 14, 1979

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  1. J. I Case Co. Vs. Borak US Supreme Court · Jun 08, 1964
  2. Deitrick Vs. Greaney US Supreme Court · Feb 12, 1940
  3. Cort Vs. Ash US Supreme Court · Jun 17, 1975
  4. Santa Fe Industries, Inc. Vs. Green US Supreme Court · Mar 23, 1977
  5. Robertson Vs. Wegmann US Supreme Court · May 31, 1978
  6. U.S. 471 (1979) U.S. Supreme Court Burks v. Lasker
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  7. U.S. 471 (1979) Burks v. Lasker
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  8. Johnson v. Railway
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  9. and Circuit precedent, the courts below assumed that an implied private right of action existed under each Act. Brown v. Bullock
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  10. Abrahamson v. Fleschner
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  11. Bolger v. Laventhol
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  12. also sanctioned the bringing of the suit in derivative form, apparently assuming that, as we held in J. I. Case Co. v. Borak
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  13. our decision is not controlled by Erie R. Co. v. Tompkins
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  14. and state law does not operate of its own force. Sola Electric Co. v. Jefferson
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  15. Co., 317 U. S. 173 , 317 U. S. 176 (1942). See Board of Comm'rs v. United
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  16. Sola Page 441 U. S. 477 Electric Co. v. Jefferson
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  17. Co., supra at 317 U. S. 176 . See Tunstall v. Locomotive
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  18. Board of Comm'rs v. United
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  19. States, supra. Cf. United States v. Kimbell
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  20. Butner v. United
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  21. upon the effectuation of federal rights must, therefore, be treated as raising federal questions. See Robertson v. Wegmann
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  22. Auto Workers v. Hoosier
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  23. Sola Electric Co. v. Jefferson
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  24. does not, however, make state law irrelevant. De Sylva v. Ballentine
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  25. U. S. 570 , 351 U. S. 580 (1956). Cf. United States v. Kimbell
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  26. held that federal statutes authorize the federal courts to fashion a complete body of federal law. See Textile Workers v. Lincoln
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  27. determine the powers of corporate directors is in the relevant State's corporation law. See Santa Fe Industries, Inc. v. Green
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  28. and prohibitory in nature -- it often limits the exercise of directorial power, but only rarely creates it. Cf. Price v. Gurney
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  29. corporation law is to be replaced simply because a plaintiff's cause of action is based upon a federal statute. Cort v. Ash
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  30. supra. See United Copper Securities Co. v. Amalgamated
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  31. Copper Co., 244 U. S. 261 , 244 U. S. 264 (1917). Cf. United States v. Yazell
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  32. De Sylva v. Ballentine
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  33. United Page 441 U. S. 479 States v. National
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  34. Cf. Robertson v. Wegmann
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  35. Wallis v. Pan
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  36. American Petroleum Corp., 384 U. S. 63 , 384 U. S. 68 (1966). See Auto Workers v. Hoosier
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  37. Corp., supra at 383 U. S. 702 . Cf. Brown v. Western
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  38. United States v. Little
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  39. U. S. 580 , 412 U. S. 596 (1973), will not Page 441 U. S. 480 be applied. See, e.g., Levitt v. Johnson
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  40. primarily of portfolio securities, and belonging to the individual investors holding shares in the fund. Tannenbaum v. Zeller
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  41. Galfand v. Chestnutt
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  42. Wolf v. Barkes
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  43. U.S. Supreme Court Burks v. Lasker
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  44. Act. Brown v. Bullock
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  45. Erie R. Co. v. Tompkins
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  46. See Board of Comm'rs v. United
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  47. Electric Co. v. Jefferson
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  48. See Tunstall v. Locomotive
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  49. Cf. United States v. Kimbell
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  50. See Robertson v. Wegmann
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