Rubin v. United States, No. 79-1013

CourtUnited States Supreme Court
Writing for the CourtBURGER
Citation101 S.Ct. 698,66 L.Ed.2d 633,449 U.S. 424
PartiesWilliam RUBIN, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES
Docket NumberNo. 79-1013
Decision Date21 January 1981
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  • Securities and Exchange Commission,
    • United States
    • Federal Register May 18, 2001
    • May 18, 2001
    ...for these purposes. The pledge of stock is a ``sale'' within the meaning of Section 2(3) of the Securities Act. Rubin v. United States, 449 U.S. 424 (1981). The Court stated that although full title to the pledged securities were not transferred, the transaction nonetheless could be a sale.......
  • U.S. v. Harris, Nos. 89-3205
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (District of Columbia)
    • April 3, 1992
    ...terms of a statute unambiguous, judicial inquiry is complete, except 'in "rare and exceptional circumstances." ' " Rubin v. United States, 449 U.S. 424, 430, 101 S.Ct. 698, 701, 66 L.Ed.2d 633 (1981) (citations omitted). We agree with the Second Circuit that the terms of section 848(c) are ......
  • United States v. Walker, Crim. A. No. 80-486.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 5th Circuit. United States District Court (Eastern District of Louisiana)
    • May 7, 1981
    ...selected by the Congress is to be put aside in the process of interpreting a statute.'" Rubin v. United States, ___ U.S. ___, ___ n.8, 101 S.Ct. 698, 702 n.8, 66 L.Ed.2d 633 (1981) (quoting TVA v. Hill, 437 U.S. 153, 194, 98 S.Ct. 2279, 2301, 57 L.Ed.2d 117 (1978)). Absent a contention, not......
  • United States v. Voisine, Nos. 12–1213
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (1st Circuit)
    • January 30, 2015
    ...justification for the majority's heavy reliance on the legislative history of the Lautenberg Amendment. See, e.g., Rubin v. United States, 449 U.S. 424, 430, 101 S.Ct. 698, 66 L.Ed.2d 633 (1981) (“When we find the terms of a statute unambiguous, judicial inquiry is complete, except ‘in rare......
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  • U.S. v. Harris, Nos. 89-3205
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (District of Columbia)
    • April 3, 1992
    ...terms of a statute unambiguous, judicial inquiry is complete, except 'in "rare and exceptional circumstances." ' " Rubin v. United States, 449 U.S. 424, 430, 101 S.Ct. 698, 701, 66 L.Ed.2d 633 (1981) (citations omitted). We agree with the Second Circuit that the terms of section 848(c) are ......
  • United States v. Walker, Crim. A. No. 80-486.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 5th Circuit. United States District Court (Eastern District of Louisiana)
    • May 7, 1981
    ...selected by the Congress is to be put aside in the process of interpreting a statute.'" Rubin v. United States, ___ U.S. ___, ___ n.8, 101 S.Ct. 698, 702 n.8, 66 L.Ed.2d 633 (1981) (quoting TVA v. Hill, 437 U.S. 153, 194, 98 S.Ct. 2279, 2301, 57 L.Ed.2d 117 (1978)). Absent a contention, not......
  • United States v. Voisine, Nos. 12–1213
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (1st Circuit)
    • January 30, 2015
    ...justification for the majority's heavy reliance on the legislative history of the Lautenberg Amendment. See, e.g., Rubin v. United States, 449 U.S. 424, 430, 101 S.Ct. 698, 66 L.Ed.2d 633 (1981) (“When we find the terms of a statute unambiguous, judicial inquiry is complete, except ‘in rare......
  • US v. Benson, No. 92-20184-TU.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 6th Circuit. Western District of Tennessee
    • November 22, 1995
    ...the words of a statute are unambiguous, then, this first canon is also the last: "judicial inquiry is complete." Rubin v. United States, 449 U.S. 424, 430 101 S.Ct. 698, 701, 66 L.Ed.2d 633 (1981); see also Ron Pair Enterprises, supra, 489 U.S. at 241 109 S.Ct. at Connecticut Nat'l Bank v. ......
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