RJR Nabisco Inc. v. European Community (579 U.S. 325)
U.S. Supreme Court · decided June 20, 2016 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Citation
- 579 U.S. 325 · 136 S. Ct. 2090
- Decided
- June 20, 2016
- Term
- October Term 2015
- Vote
- 4–3
- Majority author
- Justice Alito
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome
- Petitioning party won
- Ideological direction
- Conservative
Opinion excerpt
(Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2015 1 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U. S. 321 , 337. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus RJR NABISCO, INC., ET AL. v. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT No. 15–138. Argued March 21, 2016—Decided June 20, 2016 The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) pro- hibits certain activities of organized crime groups in relation to an enterprise. RICO makes it a crime to invest income derived from a pattern of racketeering activity in an enterprise “which is engaged in, or the activities of which affect, interstate or foreign commerce,” 18 U. S. C. §1962 (a); to acquire or maintain an interest in an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activity, §1962(b); to conduct an enterprise’s affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity, §1962(c); and to conspire to violate any of the other three prohibi- tions, §1962(d). RICO also provides a civil cause of action for “[a]ny person injured in his business or property by reason of a…
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