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Brief Of Professors At Law And Business Schools As Amicus Curiae In Support Of Respondents, James D. Cox, Lyman P. Q. Johnson, J. Robert Brown, Joan Macleod Heminway

Lyman P. Q. Johnson

This Amicus Brief was filed with the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of nearly 50 law and business faculty in the United States and Canada who have a common interest in ensuring a proper interpretation of the statutory securities regulation framework put in place by the U.S. Congress. Specifically, all amici agree that Item 303 of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Regulation S-K creates a duty to disclose for purposes of Rule 10b-5(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

The Court’s affirmation of a duty to disclose would have little effect on existing practice. Under the current state of …