morrison et al national australia bank ltd et argued march decided june respondent national australia bank national foreign bank whose ordinary shares traded exchange country purchased respondent homeside lending company headquartered florida business servicing mortgages seeing collection monthly payments etc national write value homeside assets causing national share prices fall petitioners australians purchased national shares sued respondents national homeside officers companies federal district violation securities exchange act sec rule claimed homeside officers manipulated financial models make company rights appear valuable really national chief executive officer aware deception respondents moved dismiss lack jurisdiction federal rule civil procedure failure state claim rule district granted former motion finding jurisdiction domestic acts link securities fraud concluded abroad second circuit affirmed held second circuit erred considering extraterritorial reach raise question jurisdiction thus allowing dismissal rule conduct reaches merits question jurisdiction refers tribunal power hear case union pacific brotherhood locomotive engineers trainmen comm adjustment central region internal quotation marks omitted district jurisdiction adjudicate question however unnecessary remand view error analysis justifies dismissal rule pp section provide cause action foreign plaintiffs suing foreign american defendants misconduct connection securities traded foreign exchanges pp longstanding principle american law legislation congress unless contrary intent appears meant apply within territorial jurisdiction eeoc arabian american oil aramco statute gives clear indication extraterritorial application none nonetheless second circuit believed exchange act silence extraterritorial application permitted discern whether congress wanted statute apply disregard presumption extraterritoriality occurred many decades many courts appeals produced collection tests divining congressional intent complex formulation unpredictable application results demonstrate wisdom presumption extraterritoriality rather guess anew case applies presumption cases preserving stable background congress legislate predictable effects pp rule promulgated extend beyond conduct encompassed prohibition thus extraterritorial neither rule face contains nothing suggest applies abroad contrary argument petitioners solicitor general general reference foreign commerce definition interstate commerce see defeat presumption extraterritoriality aramco supra fleeting reference description exchange act purposes dissemination quotation abroad prices domestically traded securities exchange act says act apply person insofar transacts business securities without jurisdiction unless violation regulations promulgated sec prevent evasion act odd way indicating act always extraterritorial application commission enabling regulations preventing evasion seem directed actions abroad might conceal domestic violation argument petitioners solicitor general also fails account explicitly provides specific extraterritorial application provision quite superfluous rest exchange act already applied transactions foreign exchanges limitation application securities domestic issuers inoperative affirmative indication exchange act applies extraterritorially pp domestic activity case florida homeside executives engaged alleged deceptive conduct misleading public statements made mean petitioners seek domestic application act rare case prohibited extraterritorial application lacks contact territory aramco example plaintiff hired houston american citizen see concluded focus congressional concern title vii civil rights act neither territorial event relationship domestic employment applying analysis exchange act focus place deception originated purchases sales securities section applies transactions securities listed domestic exchanges domestic transactions securities primacy domestic exchange suggested exchange act prologue see stat fact act registration requirements apply securities listed national securities exchanges focus also strongly confirmed moreover rejects notion exchange act reaches conduct country affecting exchanges transactions abroad reason aramco rejected overseas application title vii probability incompatibility countries laws obvious congress intended foreign application addressed subject conflicts foreign laws procedures neither government petitioners provide textual support proposed alternative test find violation fraud involves significant material conduct pp affirmed scalia delivered opinion roberts kennedy thomas alito joined breyer filed opinion concurring part concurring judgment stevens filed opinion concurring judgment ginsburg joined sotomayor took part consideration decision case robert morrison et petitioners national australia bank et al writ certiorari appeals second circuit june justice scalia delivered opinion decide whether securities exchange act provides cause action foreign plaintiffs suing foreign american defendants misconduct connection securities traded foreign exchanges respondent national australia bank limited national relevant time largest bank australia ordinary shares america called common stock traded australian stock exchange limited foreign securities exchanges exchange listed new york stock exchange however national american depositary receipts adrs represent right receive specified number national ordinary shares complaint alleges following facts accept true february national bought respondent homeside lending mortgage servicing company headquartered florida homeside business receive fees servicing mortgages essentially administrative tasks associated collecting mortgage payments see rosenberg dictionary banking financial services ed rights receive fees rights provide valuable income stream see new palgrave dictionary money finance newman milgate eatwell eds valuable rights depends part likelihood mortgage applies fully repaid due terminating need servicing homeside calculated present value rights using valuation models designed take likelihood account recorded value assets numbers appeared national financial statements national annual reports public documents touted success homeside business respondents frank cicutto national managing director chief executive officer kevin race homeside chief operating officer hugh harris homeside chief executive officer public statements july national announced writing value homeside assets million september another billion prices ordinary shares adrs slumped downplaying july national explained september result failure anticipate lowering prevailing interest rates lower interest rates lead refinancings early repayments mortgages mistaken assumptions financial models loss goodwill according complaint however homeside race harris another homeside senior executive also respondent manipulated homeside financial models make rates early repayment unrealistically low order cause rights appear valuable really complaint also alleges national cicutto aware deception july nothing relevant petitioners russell leslie owen brian geraldine silverlock australians purchased national ordinary shares sued national homeside cicutto three homeside executives district southern district new york alleged violations securities exchange act stat sec rule cfr promulgated pursuant sought represent class foreign purchasers national ordinary shares specified period september respondents moved dismiss lack jurisdiction federal rule civil procedure failure state claim rule district granted motion former ground finding jurisdiction acts country link chain alleged overall securities fraud scheme culminated abroad national australia bank securities litigation civ bsj wl sdny appeals second circuit affirmed similar grounds acts performed compris heart alleged fraud granted certiorari ii addressing question presented must correct threshold error second circuit analysis considered extraterritorial reach raise question jurisdiction wherefore affirmed district dismissal rule see regard following circuit precedent see schoenbaum firstbrook modified grounds en banc second circuit hardly alone taking position see cp ships securities litigation continental grain australia pty pacific oilseeds ask conduct reaches ask conduct prohibits merits question jurisdiction contrast refers tribunal power hear case union pacific locomotive engineers trainmen comm adjustment central region slip quoting arbaugh turn quoting cotton presents issue quite separate question whether allegations plaintiff makes entitle relief see bell hood district jurisdiction adjudicate question whether applies national conduct view error parties dispute petitioners ask us remand think unnecessary since nothing analysis courts turned mistake remand require new rule label rule conclusion done situations like see romero international terminal operating proceed address whether petitioners allegations state claim iii longstanding principle american law legislation congress unless contrary intent appears meant apply within territorial jurisdiction eeoc arabian american oil aramco quoting foley filardo principle represents canon construction presumption statute meaning rather limit upon congress power legislate see blackmer rests perception congress ordinarily legislates respect domestic foreign matters smith thus unless affirmative intention congress clearly expressed give statute extraterritorial effect must presume primarily concerned domestic conditions aramco supra internal quotation marks omitted canon presumption applies regardless whether risk conflict american statute foreign law see sale haitian centers council statute gives clear indication extraterritorial application none despite principle interpretation long often recited opinions second circuit believed exchange act silent extraterritorial application left discern whether congress wanted statute apply see internal quotation marks omitted disregard presumption extraterritoriality originate appeals panel case repeated many decades various courts appeals determining application exchange act particular fraudulent schemes involve conduct effects abroad produced collection tests divining congress wanted complex formulation unpredictable application district courts least southern district new york consistently concluded reason presumption extraterritoriality apply stock transactions underlying violation occurred abroad see schoenbaum firstbrook supp citing ferraoli cantor cch fed sec sdny kook crang supp sdny schoenbaum involved sale canada treasury shares canadian corporation whose publicly traded shares course treasury shares listed american stock exchange toronto stock exchange invoking presumption extraterritoriality held inapplicable though incorrectly viewed defect jurisdictional decision schoenbaum reversed however second circuit opinion held neither usual presumption extraterritorial application legislation specific language show congressional intent preclude application exchange act transactions regarding stocks traded effected outside schoenbaum sufficed apply although transactions treasury shares took place canada affected value common shares publicly traded see application second circuit found necessary protect american investors second circuit took another step leasco data processing equip maxwell involved american company fraudulently induced buy securities england unlike schoenbaum deceptive conduct occurred corporation whose securities traded abroad listed domestic exchange leasco said presumption extraterritoriality apples matters prescriptive jurisdiction congress prescriptive jurisdiction regulate deceptive conduct country language act read cover conduct concluded congress thought point wanted apply schoenbaum leasco books second circuit excised presumption extraterritoriality jurisprudence replaced inquiry whether reasonable hence congress wanted apply statute given situation long prescriptive jurisdiction regulate second circuit explained whether apply even predominantly foreign transactions became matter whether thought congress wished precious resources courts law enforcement agencies devoted rather leave problem foreign countries bersch drexel firestone see also iit vencap second circuit thus established application premised upon either effect american securities markets investors schoenbaum significant conduct leasco later formalized two applications effects test whether wrongful conduct substantial effect upon citizens conduct test whether wrongful conduct occurred sec berger became north star second circuit jurisprudence pointing way congress wished indeed second circuit declined keep two tests distinct ground admixture combination two often gives better picture whether sufficient involvement justify exercise jurisdiction american itoba lep group plc second circuit never put forward textual even extratextual basis tests early bersch confessed asked point language statutes even legislative history compelled conclusions unable respond developed tests easy administer conduct test held apply differently depending whether harmed investors americans foreigners alleged damages consisted losses american investors abroad enough acts material importance performed significantly contributed result whereas acts must directly caused result losses foreigners abroad issue see bersch merely preparatory activities suffice trigger application securities laws injury foreigners located abroad required distinguish mere preparation using base fraudulent activities countries vencap supra merely satisfying conduct test sometimes insufficient without additional factor tipping favor application american law interbrew edperbrascan supp sdny quoting europe overseas commodity traders banque paribas london district courts noted difficulty applying vague formulations see alstom sa supp sdny damning indictment conduct effects tests second circuit declaration presence absence single factor considered significant cases necessarily dispositive future cases iit cornfeld internal quotation marks omitted circuits embraced second circuit approach though precise application like second circuit described decisions regarding extraterritorial application essentially resolving matters policy see sec kasser continental grain grunenthal gmbh hotz kauthar sdn bhd sternberg applying fundamental methodology balancing interests arriving seemed best policy produced proliferation vaguely related variations conduct effects tests described leading seventh circuit opinion although circuits seem agree transnational situations antifraud provisions securities laws applicable agreement appears end point see also describing approaches various circuits adopting yet another variation least one appeals criticized line cases interpretive assumption underlies zoelsch arthur andersen bork district columbia circuit observed rather courts divining wished addressed problem natural inquiry might jurisdiction congress fact thought conferred although tempted apply presumption extraterritoriality done see deferred second circuit preeminence field securities law see also robinson west communications expressing agreement zoelsch criticism emphasis policy considerations cases commentators criticized unpredictable inconsistent application transnational cases see choi silberman transnational litigation global securities lawsuits rev chang multinational enforcement securities laws need clear restrained scope extraterritorial jurisdiction fordham fin langevoort schoenbaum revisited limiting scope antifraud protection internationalized securities marketplace law contemp probs challenged premise underlying courts appeals approach namely congress consider extraterritorial application thereby leaving open courts supposedly determine congress wanted see sachs international reach rule myth congressional silence colum arguing congress considered rejected applying exchange act transactions abroad others fundamentally noted using congressional silence justification rules violates traditional principle silence means extraterritorial application see note let fraud abroad proposal new jurisprudence regard extraterritorial application provisions securities acts law bus criticisms seem us justified results divining congress wanted thought situation demonstrate wisdom presumption extraterritoriality rather guess anew case apply presumption cases preserving stable background congress legislate predictable rule regulation petitioners brought promulgated extend beyond conduct encompassed prohibition therefore extraterritorial neither rule face contains nothing suggest applies abroad shall unlawful person directly indirectly use means instrumentality interstate commerce mails facility national securities exchange use employ connection purchase sale security registered national securities exchange security registered manipulative deceptive device contrivance contravention rules regulations securities exchange commission may prescribe petitioners solicitor general contend however three things indicate exchange act general least extraterritorial application first point definition interstate commerce term used includes trade commerce transportation communication foreign country state repeatedly held even statutes contain broad language definitions expressly refer commerce apply abroad aramco see discussing cases general reference foreign commerce definition interstate commerce defeat presumption petitioners solicitor general next point congress describing purposes exchange act observed prices established offered transactions generally disseminated quoted throughout foreign countries antecedent transactions however found first sentence section declares transactions securities commonly conducted upon securities exchanges markets affected national public interest nothing suggests national public interest pertains transactions conducted upon foreign exchanges markets fleeting reference dissemination quotation abroad prices securities traded domestic exchanges markets overcome presumption extraterritoriality finally exchange act mention act extraterritorial application provisions exchange act rule regulation thereunder shall apply person insofar transacts business securities without jurisdiction unless violation regulations promulgated securities exchange commission prevent evasion act parties pointed us regulation promulgated pursuant solicitor general argues exemption function act apply first instance securities transactions occur abroad brief amicus curiae convinced first place odd congress indicate extraterritorial application whole exchange act means provision imposing condition precedent application abroad whole act applied abroad commission enabling regulations limited preventing evasion act rather preventing violation provision seems us directed actions abroad might conceal domestic violation might cause otherwise domestic violation escape technicality solicitor general proposed inference possible possible interpretations statutory language override presumption extraterritoriality see aramco supra solicitor general also fails account reads relevant part follows shall unlawful broker dealer make use mails means instrumentality interstate commerce purpose effecting exchange within subject jurisdiction transaction security issuer resident organized laws principal place business place within subject jurisdiction contravention rules regulations commission may prescribe subsection contains lacks clear statement extraterritorial effect explicit provision specific extraterritorial application quite superfluous rest exchange act already applied transactions foreign exchanges limitation application securities domestic issuers inoperative even true statute provides extraterritorial application presumption extraterritoriality operates limit provision terms see microsoft one claims applies concurrence claims impermissibly narrowed inquiry evaluating whether statute applies abroad citing point dissent aramco see post say concurrence seems think presumption extraterritoriality clear statement rule meant requirement statute say law applies abroad assuredly context consulted well whatever sources statutory meaning one consults give faithful reading text post clear indication extraterritoriality concurrence even try refute conclusion merely puts forward best uncertain indications relied upon petitioners solicitor general opinion aramco prefer dissent shows uncertain indications short affirmative indication exchange act applies extraterritorially therefore conclude iv petitioners argue conclusion apply extraterritorially resolve case contend seek domestic application anyway since florida homeside senior executives engaged deceptive conduct manipulating homeside financial models complaint also alleged race hughes made misleading public statements less answer presumption extraterritorial application assertion quite valid assertion presumption often dispositive application requires analysis rare case prohibited extraterritorial application lacks contact territory presumption extraterritorial application craven watchdog indeed retreated kennel whenever domestic activity involved case concurrence seems imagine timid sentinel see post cases contrary aramco example title vii plaintiff hired houston american citizen see concluded however neither territorial event relationship focus congressional concern rather domestic employment see also foley applying mode analysis think focus exchange act upon place deception originated upon purchases sales securities section punish deceptive conduct deceptive conduct connection purchase sale security registered national securities exchange security registered see sec zandford transactions objects statute solicitude transactions statute seeks regulate see superintendent ins bankers life casualty parties prospective parties transactions statute seeks protec see also ernst ernst hochfelder view transactions securities listed domestic exchanges domestic transactions securities primacy domestic exchange suggested prologue exchange act sets forth object provide regulation securities exchanges operating interstate foreign commerce mails prevent inequitable unfair practices exchanges stat know one thought act intended regulat foreign securities exchanges indeed even believed established principles international law congress power act registration requirements apply securities listed national securities exchanges regard securities registered domestic exchanges exclusive focus domestic purchases strongly confirmed discussed earlier former extends normal scope exchange act prohibitions acts effecting violation rules prescribed commission transaction security exchange within subject jurisdiction latter specifies act apply person insofar transacts business securities without jurisdiction unless violation regulations promulgated commission prevent evasion act provisions foreign location transaction establishes reflects presumption act inapplicability absent regulations commission focus domestic transactions evident securities act stat enacted congress exchange act forming part comprehensive regulation securities trading see central bank denver first interstate bank denver legislation makes unlawful sell security prospectus otherwise making use means instruments transportation communication interstate commerce mails unless registration statement effect commission interpreted requirement include sales occur outside cfr finally reject notion exchange act reaches conduct country affecting exchanges transactions abroad reason aramco rejected overseas application title vii domestically concluded employment contracts employment contracts american employers probability incompatibility applicable laws countries obvious congress intended foreign application addressed subject conflicts foreign laws procedures like foreign countries regulate domestic securities exchanges securities transactions occurring within territorial jurisdiction regulation countries often differs constitutes fraud disclosures must made damages recoverable discovery available litigation individual actions may joined single suit attorney fees recoverable many matters see brief kingdom great britain northern ireland amicus curiae commonwealth australia kingdom great britain northern ireland republic france filed amicus briefs case separately jointly international foreign organizations international chamber commerce swiss bankers association federation german industries french business confederation institute international bankers european banking federation australian bankers association association française des entreprises privées complain interference foreign securities regulation application abroad produce urge adoption clear test avoid consequence transactional test adopted whether purchase sale made involves security listed domestic exchange meets requirement solicitor general suggests different test petitioners also endorse transnational securities fraud violates fraud involves significant conduct material fraud success brief amicus curiae see brief petitioners neither solicitor general petitioners provide textual support test solicitor general sets forth number purposes test serve achieving high standard business ethics securities industry ensuring honest securities markets thereby promoting investor confidence preventing becoming barbary coast malefactors perpetrating frauds foreign markets brief amicus curiae provides textual support last purposes first two applied foreign securities industry securities markets abroad function give statute effect language suggests however modest may extend admirable purposes might used achieve moreover one attracted desirable consequences significant material conduct test one also repulsed adverse consequences reason believe become barbary coast perpetrating frauds foreign securities markets fear become litigation lawyers representing allegedly cheated foreign securities markets see brief infineon technologies ag amicus curiae brief european aeronautic defence space et al amici curiae brief securities industry financial markets association et al amici curiae coffee securities policeman world cost global class actions grant zilka current role foreign investors federal securities class actions pli corporate law practice handbook series pli order pp buxbaum multinational class actions federal securities law managing jurisdictional conflict colum case support significant material conduct test solicitor general relies primarily pasquantino case concluded statute supp ii violated defendants ordered liquor phone store maryland intent smuggle canada deprive canadian government revenue section prohibits scheme artifice defraud fraud simpliciter without requirement connection particular transaction event pasquantino said petitioners offense complete moment executed scheme inside domestic element petitioners conduct government punishing section contrast punishes acts deception acts connection purchase sale security registered national securities exchange security registered deception alone deception respect certain purchases sales necessary violation statute solicitor general points significant material conduct test accord prevailing notions international comity proves asserted prescriptive jurisdiction pursuant significant material conduct test violate customary international law way tends prove congress done finally solicitor general argues commission adopted interpretation similar significant material conduct test defer two adjudications solicitor general cites however commission purport providing interpretation statute relied decisions federal courts mainly appeals decisions turn relied schoenbaum leasco decisions second circuit discussed earlier see securities clearing robert lynch exchange act release docket need accept agency interpretations reasonable light principles construction courts normally employ aramco scalia concurring part concurring judgment since commission interpretations relied cases disapprove ignored discarded presumption extraterritoriality owe deference section reaches use manipulative deceptive device contrivance connection purchase sale security listed american stock exchange purchase sale security case involves securities listed domestic exchange aspects purchases complained petitioners still live claims occurred outside petitioners therefore failed state claim relief granted affirm dismissal petitioners complaint ground ordered justice sotomayor took part consideration decision case robert morrison et petitioners national australia bank et al writ certiorari appeals second circuit june justice breyer concurring part concurring judgment section securities exchange act applies fraud connection two categories transactions purchase sale security registered national securities exchange purchase sale security registered case purchased securities listed foreign exchanges none registered securities exchange commission national securities exchange see first category therefore apply relevant purchases unregistered securities took place entirely australia involved australian investors accordance presumption extraterritoriality read second category include transactions thus state law federal fraud statutes see mail fraud wire fraud may apply fraudulent activity alleged occurred believe case require us consider circumstances extent opinion consistent views join robert morrison et petitioners national australia bank et al writ certiorari appeals second circuit june justice stevens justice ginsburg joins concurring judgment agree petitioners failed state claim relief granted reasoning differs adhere general approach law second circuit rest country nearly four decades today announces new transactional test ante defining reach securities exchange act exchange act sec rule cfr henceforth provisions extend transactions securities listed domestic exchanges domestic transactions securities ante one confines one gaze statutory text conclusion plausible one federal courts construing different manner long time textual analysis nearly compelling view warrant abandonment doctrine text history famously opaque question exactly transnational securities frauds fall within statute compass types frauds became common latter half century federal courts increasingly called upon wrestle question appeals second circuit located nation financial center led effort beginning earnest schoenbaum firstbrook rev rehearing grounds en banc strove extended series cases discern circumstances congress wished precious resources courts law enforcement agencies devoted transnational transactions internal quotation marks omitted relying opinions judge henry second circuit eventually settled test test asks whether wrongful conduct occurred unites whether wrongful conduct substantial effect upon citizens numerous cases flesh proper application prong second circuit test became north star jurisprudence ante regionally nationally well minor variations courts converged basic see brief amicus curiae courts uniformly agreed section apply transnational securities fraud either fraudulent conduct effects sufficient conduct relevant fraud occurs see also restatement third foreign relations law setting forth test neither congress securities exchange commission commission acted change law contrary commission largely adopted second circuit position adjudications see ante light history critique decision applying rules quite misplaced ante entire area law replete rules give concrete meaning congress general deal private actions rule rehnquist wrote many years ago deal judicial oak grown little legislative acorn blue chip stamps manor drug stores securities law tended oak blackmun dissenting describing second circuit one greatest jurists judge without doubt shape law securities regulation country master arborist development law hardly instance judicial usurpation congress invited expansive role judicial elaboration crafted statute congress commission subsequently affirmed role left intact relevant statutory regulatory language respectively throughout years followed see brief alecta pensionsförsäkring ömsesidigt et al amici curiae cf musick peeler garrett employers ins wausau inferring recent legislation congress desire acknowledg action without entangling precise formulation thereof unlike certain domains securities law case congress enacted regulatory statute accepted long period time broad judicial authority define substantive standards conduct liability much else besides stoneridge investment partners llc shied away acknowledging authority consistently confirmed applying rule courts may need flesh portions law respect neither congressional enactment administrative regulations offer conclusive guidance blue chip unanimously recogniz ed judicial authority shape cause action task congress left us musick peeler see also noting approval federal courts accepted exercised principal responsibility continuing elaboration scope right definition duties imposes indeed unanimously endorsed second circuit basic interpretive approach ridiculed today striving divin congress wanted ante task said attempt infer congress addressed issue musick peeler thus devotes considerable amount attention development case law ante draws wrong conclusions second circuit refined test several decades dozens cases tacit approval congress commission general assent sister circuits history reason give additional weight second circuit doctrine reason denigrate longstanding acceptance courts coupled congress failure reject reasonable interpretation wording argues significantly favor acceptance second circuit rule blue chip ii main critique second circuit approach apart views excessive reliance functional considerations reconstructed congressional intent second circuit disregard ed presumption extraterritoriality ante however misapplies presumption two main respects first seeks transform presumption flexible rule thumb something like clear statement rule case primarily relies eeoc arabian american oil aramco chief justice rehnquist majority opinion included sentence appeared make move see congress awareness need make clear statement statute applies overseas amply demonstrated numerous occasions expressly legislated extraterritorial application statute justice marshall dissent vigorously objected see ontrary one conclude majority analysis canon statement rule application relieves duty give effect available indicia legislative yet even aramco surely extreme application presumption extraterritoriality time contained numerous passages suggesting presumption may overcome without clear directive see majority opinion repeatedly identifying congressional intent touchstone presumption cases aramco make perfectly clear continues give effect available evidence meaning provision considering extraterritorial application lest defy congress sale haitian centers council emphasis added contrary justice scalia personal view statutory interpretation evidence legitimately encompasses enacted text hence dictum hen statute gives clear indication extraterritorial application none ante makes nice catchphrase point overstated presumption extraterritoriality useful theory congressional purpose tool managing international conflict background norm tiebreaker relieve courts duty give statutes faithful reading possible second fundamentally errs suggesting presumption extraterritoriality fatal second circuit test even presumption really clear statement clear indication ante rule marginal relevance case true course ordinarily construes ambiguous statutes avoid unreasonable interference sovereign authority nations roche ltd empagran absent contrary evidence presume congress primarily concerned domestic conditions foley filardo accordingly presumption extraterritoriality provides sound basis concluding section apply securities fraud effects hatched executed entirely outside country brief amicus curiae provides sound basis concluding conclusion illuminating party litigation disputes one contends applies wholly foreign frauds rather real question case much kinds domestic contacts sufficient trigger application developing test second circuit endeavored derive solution exchange act text structure history purpose judge friendly colleagues well aware courts expend resources resolving cases affect americans involve fraud emanating america see also overriding concern sufficient quoting itoba lep group plc question stated admit easy answer text exchange act indicates extends least activities international component pellucid second circuit draws line follows extends transnational frauds substantial acts furtherance fraud committed within sec berger internal quotation marks omitted fraud produce effects schoenbaum approach consistent understanding shared scholars congress passing exchange act expected securities laws apply certain international transactions conduct buxbaum multinational class actions federal securities law managing jurisdictional conflict colum see also leasco data processing equip maxwell friendly detailing evidence congress meant protect fraud sale purchase securities whether traded organized markets also consistent traditional understanding regnant presumption extraterritoriality apply conduct issue occurs within lesser force failure extend scope statute foreign setting result adverse effects within environmental defense fund massey cadc accord restatement second foreign relations law cf small thomas joined scalia kennedy dissenting presumption extraterritoriality lend support rule restricting federal statute reaching conduct within borders continental ore union carbide carbon presumption extraterritoriality controlling ince activities defendants impact within upon foreign trade strikes reasonable balance goals preventing export fraud america protecting shareholders enhancing investor confidence deterring corporate misconduct one hand conserving resources limiting conflict foreign law thus may give clear indication face apply transnational securities frauds ante give strong clues cover least see supra view second circuit done best job discerning sorts transnational frauds congress meant still means today regulate take issue beginning inquiry statutory text rather doctrine courts appeals cf ante take issue beginning ending inquiry statutory text text speak geographic precision dismissing long pedigree persuasive account congressional intent embodied second circuit rule repudiating second circuit approach entirety establishes novel rule foreclose private parties bringing actions whenever relevant securities purchased sold abroad listed domestic real motor opinion seems presumption extraterritoriality rather belief transactions domestic exchanges focus exchange act objects solicitude ante reality however public interest interests investors objects statute solicitude europe overseas commodity traders banque paribas london citing see also basic levinson act designed protect investors manipulation stock prices citing ernst ernst hochfelder act intended principally protect investors securities exchange act aims protect interests public predatory operations directors officers principal stockholders corporations clarity simplicity test may salutary consequences like rules also drawbacks imagine example american investor buys shares company listed overseas exchange company major american subsidiary executives based new york city new york city executives masterminded implemented massive deception artificially inflated stock price upon disclosure cause price plummet imagine executives go knocking doors manhattan convince unsophisticated retiree basis material misrepresentations invest life savings company doomed securities investors new test barred seeking relief oddity result give pause walling individuals narrows provision reach degree surprise alarm generations american investors convinced congress passed exchange act indeed rule turns jurisprudence presumption extraterritoriality head withdrawing statute application cases substantial wrongful conduct occurred substantial injurious effect markets citizens iii judgment petitioners allegations fraudulent misconduct took place florida true respondents may violated potentially held accountable enforcement proceeding brought commission follow shareholders failed allege bulk heart fraud occurred fraud adverse impact american investors markets may maintain private action recover damages suffered abroad cases involving foreign securities transactions extensive links ramifications country case australia written accordingly essentially reasons stated appeals opinion affirm judgment instead elects upend significant area securities law based plausible hardly decisive construction statutory text pays short shrift interest remedying frauds transpire american soil harm american citizens well accumulated wisdom experience lower courts happen agree result reaches case respectfully dissent continuing campaign render private cause action toothless stoneridge stevens dissenting footnotes robert morrison american investor national adrs also brought suit claims dismissed district failed allege damages national australia bank securities litigation civ bsj wl sdny petitioners appeal decision case us inexplicably morrison continued listed petitioner appeals relevant text sec rule set forth later opinion section stat provides every person directly indirectly controls person liable provision exchange act rule regulation thereunder shall also liable jointly severally extent controlled person person controlled person liable unless controlling person acted good faith directly indirectly induce act acts constituting violation cause action liability obviously derivative liability provision exchange act basis petitioners asserted section provides district courts shall exclusive jurisdiction violations exchange act rules regulations thereunder suits equity actions law brought enforce liability duty created exchange act rules regulations thereunder principal concurrence see post stevens concurring judgment hereinafter concurrence disputes characterization launching homeric simile takes point departure mistakes praise rather condemnation rehnquist statement blue chip stamps manor drug stores hen deal private actions rule deal judicial oak grown little legislative acorn post concurrence seemingly believes courts appeals carefully trimmed sculpted judicial oak cohesive canopy watchful eye judge henry friendly master arborist ibid see post even one thinks conduct effects tests numbered among judge friendly many fine contributions law successors though perhaps impression nurture mighty oak reality tending botanically distinct tree telling concurrence never attempts synthesis various balancing tests circuits adopted concurrence urges us cast aside inhibitions join judicial lawmaking entire area law replete rules post doubtless true implied private cause action rule thing creation also defined contours see blue chip stamps supra comes scope conduct prohibited rule text statute controls decision central bank denver first interstate bank denver respect additional elements private liability scheme infer congress addressed issue action included express provision act ibid quoting musick peeler garrett employers ins wausau rule makes unlawful person directly indirectly use means instrumentality interstate commerce mails facility national securities exchange employ device scheme artifice defraud make untrue statement material fact omit state material fact necessary order make statements made light circumstances made misleading engage act practice course business operates operate fraud deceit upon person connection purchase sale security cfr second circuit considered petitioners appeal raise claim rule since found claims subsections forfeited likewise conclusion render meaningless inclusion trade commerce transportation communication foreign country state definition interstate commerce example issuer based abroad whose executives approve publication misleading information affecting price issuer securities traded new york stock exchange probably make use instrumentality communication foreign country state concurrence notes congress provided explicitly extraterritorial application title vii statute issue aramco post shows congress knows give statute explicit extraterritorial effect limit effect particular applications cited amendment see civil rights act stat concurrence seems think test little conclusion part iii supra apply extraterritorially see post apply abroad need determine transnational frauds applied apply barring limitation thus although true said threshold conclusion extraterritorial effect resolve case necessary first step analysis concurrence also makes curious criticism evaluation putative violation occurs based text rather doctrine courts appeals post although concedes test textually plausible post make claim doctrine endorses enough make test better one view meaning presumption extraterritorial application requires words purchase sale security registered phrase connection purchase sale security registered national securities exchange security registered emphasis added even without presumption extraterritorial application alternative reading makes nonsense phrase causing cover purchases sales registered securities purchases sales nonregistered securities thought intended surely expressed simpler phrase purchases sales securities discussed brief amicus curiae solicitor general also cites without description number antitrust cases support proposition domestic conduct consequences abroad covered even statute apply extraterritorially continental ore union carbide carbon sisal sales thomsen cayser pacific arctic nav longer relevance point ever since continental ore overruled holding american banana fruit antitrust laws apply extraterritorially see kirkpatrick environmental tectonics moreover ore cases involved conspiracies restrain trade see sisal sales supra thomsen supra pacific arctic supra although final case cited solicitor general steele bulova watch might read permit application nonextraterritorial statute whenever conduct contributes violation abroad since read interpreting statute issue lanham act extraterritorial effect eeoc arabian american oil quoting footnotes see iit inv trust cornfeld iit vencap bersch drexel firestone leasco data processing equip maxwell acknowledge courts appeals differed applications test consequence respective rulings perfectly cohesive ante nevertheless significant courts appeals along branches government embraced second circuit approach ante likewise us lower courts course cohere even tightly around second circuit rule true comes scope conduct prohibited rule text statute control led decision ante quoting central bank denver first interstate bank denver brackets original problem comes transnational securities frauds text statute provide great deal control broadly phrased longstanding statute courts fill gaps loss memoriam henry friendly harv rev even repeatedly declined grant certiorari cases raising issue individual justices went endorsed second circuit basic approach determining transnational reach see scherk douglas joined brennan white marshall dissenting recognized act including protections rule applies foreign defendants defrauded american investors particularly profited virtue proscribed conduct within boundaries true even defendant organized laws foreign country conducting much activity outside therefore governed largely foreign law citing inter alia leasco schoenbaum firstbrook rev rehearing grounds en banc also one short lived see civil rights act stat repudiating aramco see also hartford fire ins california declining apply presumption assessing question sherman act extraterritoriality smith opinion rehnquist considering presumption astly resolve lingering doubt considering structure legislative history judicial interpretations federal tort claims act cf sale stating presumption special force construing treaty statutory provisions unlike may involve foreign military affairs president unique responsibility dodge understanding presumption extraterritoriality berkeley explaining lower courts unanimous concluding presumption extraterritoriality clear statement rule also relies microsoft ante yet microsoft articulation presumption far cry rigid theory principle general application microsoft innocuously observed stated courts legislators take account legitimate sovereign interests nations write american laws quoting roche ltd empagran cf dodge berkeley regardless whether one frames question whether presumption extraterritoriality apply whether regulation extraterritorial one must ultimately grapple basic issue connection sufficient justify assumption congress want laws applied terms regulates interstate commerce exchange act defines include trade commerce transportation communication foreign country state state place ship outside thereof provisions exchange act make clear congress contemplated amount transnational application see stating explaining necessity regulation prices established offered securities transactions generally disseminated quoted throughout foreign countries constitute basis determining establishing prices securities bought sold exempting regulation foreign parties unless transact business securities contravention rules regulations commission may prescribe necessary appropriate prevent evasion chapter emphasis added see also schoenbaum reviewing statutory text legislative history finds textual references insufficient overcome presumption extraterritoriality ante explained main text finding rests upon misapplication presumption government submits transnational securities fraud violates section significant conduct material fraud success occurs brief amicus curiae understand government submission largely repackaging conduct prong second circuit test government expresses view test effects prong decision considered respondents conduct see given focus domestic conditions foley filardo expect virtually actions actions foreign plaintiffs suing foreign issuer american violations american securities laws based securities transactions foreign countries fail second circuit test generally circumstances odds fraud substantial connection low recognition exchange act focus american investors novelty lawsuits interest promoting clarity might appropriate incorporate one bright line second circuit test categorically excluding lawsuits ambit opinion however foreclose commission bringing enforcement actions additional circumstances issue concerning commission authority presented case commission enforcement proceedings differ private actions numerous potentially relevant respects see brief amicus curiae also pose lesser threat international comity cf empagran rivate plaintiffs often unwilling exercise degree consideration foreign governmental sensibilities generally exercised quoting griffin extraterritoriality eu antitrust enforcement antitrust alteration original