Quotes · Quote card
Quotation from Dirks v. SEC by Supreme Court of the United States
“Although Secrist's general motive to expose the Equity Funding fraud was laudable, the means he chose were not.”
Dirks v. SEC, Dissent of Justice Blackmun (excerpt), Part III (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Justice Blackmun distinguishes the informant's purpose from the method he used.
Citation: "Although Secrist's general motive to expose the Equity Funding fraud was laudable, the means he chose were not." — Supreme Court of the United States, Dirks v. SEC, Dissent of Justice Blackmun (excerpt), Part III (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute)). (id dirks-v-sec-q6)
Portrait: US Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell - 1976 official portrait, Color negative by Robert S. Oakes, Public domain.
