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As a Supreme Court Justice, Murphy wrote the majority opinion in which case?

  • Roe v. Wade

  • SEC v. W. J. Howey Co.

  • Plessy v. Ferguson

  • Brown v. Board

Answer

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) v. W. J. Howey Co. was a landmark case in which the Supreme Court ruled that an investment contract is a security if it involves the investment of money in a common enterprise with the expectation of profits from the efforts of others.
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