Sekhar v. United States

Sekhar v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 23, 2013
Decided June 26, 2013
Full case nameTejas C. Sekhar, petitioner, v. United States
Docket no.12-357
Citations570 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 announcementOpinion announcement
Case history
PriorDefendant 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
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Case opinions
MajorityScalia, joined by Roberts, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
ConcurrenceAlito (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.[1][2]

  1. ^ Sekhar v. United States, 570 U.S. 729 (2013).
  2. ^ Gottlieb, Mike (June 26, 2013). "Details: Sekhar v. United States". SCOTUS Blog. Retrieved July 7, 2013.