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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Humphrey’s Executor v. United States isCitedIn Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Appointments Clause citedInCase Seila Law LLC v. CFPB
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Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board relatedCase Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fullName Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shortName Seila Law v. CFPB
linked to: Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau