Cedric Kushner Promotions, Ltd. v. King | |
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Argued April 18, 2001 Decided June 11, 2001 | |
Full case name | Cedric Kushner Promotions, Limited v. Don King, et al. |
Citations | 533 U.S. 158 (more) 121 S. Ct. 2087; 150 L. Ed. 2d 198 |
Case history | |
Prior | Complaint dismissed, 1999 WL 771366 (S.D.N.Y., 1999); affirmed, 219 F.3d 115 (2d Cir. 2000) |
Holding | |
Don King and his corporation are a distinct "person" and "enterprise," allowing Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act to apply. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Breyer, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act |
Cedric Kushner Promotions, Ltd. v. King, 533 U.S. 158 (2001), was a United States Supreme Court case concerning the extent to which the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) applied to certain types of corporation-individual organizations. In this case, the Court decided unanimously to apply it to respondent Don King.
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