Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the CFPB’s leadership structure unconstitutional because its single director was insulated from presidential removal, reshaping limits on independent agencies.

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instanceOf United States Supreme Court case ⓘ
constitutional law case ⓘ
areaOfLaw United States constitutional law ⓘ
administrative law ⓘ
arguedDate March 3, 2020 ⓘ
chiefJusticeAtDecision John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ
citation 591 U.S. ___ (2020) ⓘ
concernedAgency Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ⓘ
concurrenceBy Clarence Thomas ⓘ
Neil M. Gorsuch ⓘ
constitutionalProvision Article II of the United States Constitution ⓘ
separation of powers doctrine ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
court Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
decisionDate June 29, 2020 ⓘ
dissentBy Elena Kagan ⓘ
dissentJoinedBy Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ
Sonia Sotomayor ⓘ
Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ
docketNumber 19-7 ⓘ
effect limited the permissible independence of single-director agencies ⓘ
made the CFPB director removable by the President at will ⓘ
fullName Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ⓘ
holding The CFPB may continue to operate with its director removable by the President at will. ⓘ
The CFPB’s leadership structure with a single director removable only for cause violates the separation of powers. ⓘ
The for-cause removal protection for the CFPB director is unconstitutional. ⓘ
jurisdiction federal question jurisdiction ⓘ
legalIssue constitutionality of CFPB director’s removal protections ⓘ
limits on independence of administrative agencies ⓘ
scope of presidential removal power ⓘ
majorityJoinedBy Brett M. Kavanaugh ⓘ
Clarence Thomas ⓘ
Neil M. Gorsuch ⓘ
Samuel A. Alito Jr. ⓘ
majorityOpinionBy John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ
originatingCourt United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ
petitioner Seila Law LLC ⓘ
pluralityPortionJoinedBy Brett M. Kavanaugh ⓘ
John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ
Samuel A. Alito Jr. ⓘ
relatedCase Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board ⓘ
Humphrey’s Executor v. United States ⓘ
Morrison v. Olson ⓘ
respondent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ⓘ
shortName Seila Law v. CFPB ⓘ
statuteInterpreted Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ⓘ
topic independent regulatory agencies ⓘ
presidential control over executive officers ⓘ
removal protections for agency heads ⓘ

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Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board → relatedCase → Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ⓘ
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