Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Docket Number
Term
2022 Term
Lower Court Opinion
Questions Presented
Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit’s “right to control” theory of fraud — which treats the deprivation of complete and accurate information bearing on a person’s economic decision as a species of property fraud — states a valid basis for liability under the federal wire fraud statute.
Case Updates
Supreme Court holds that the federal fraud statute reaches only traditional property interests and is not violated merely by the deprivation of information needed to make discretionary economic decisions
May 11, 2023
Click here to view the opinion.
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Supreme Court to reject overbroad interpretation of federal fraud statutes
September 06, 2022
Click here to view the brief. Adam G. Unikowsky of Jenner & Block LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.