Cedric Kushner Promotions, Ltd. v. King

Cedric Kushner Promotions, Ltd. v. King
Argued April 18, 2001
Decided June 11, 2001
Full case nameCedric Kushner Promotions, Limited v. Don King, et al.
Citations533 U.S. 158 (more)
121 S. Ct. 2087; 150 L. Ed. 2d 198
Case history
PriorComplaint dismissed, 1999 WL 771366 (S.D.N.Y., 1999); affirmed, 219 F.3d 115 (2d Cir. 2000)
Holding
Don King and his corporation are a distinct "person" and "enterprise," allowing Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act to apply.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinion
MajorityBreyer, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act

Cedric Kushner Promotions, Ltd. v. King, 533 U.S. 158 (2001), was a United States Supreme Court case concerning the extent to which the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) applied to certain types of corporation-individual organizations. In this case, the Court decided unanimously to apply it to respondent Don King.