Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

140 S. Ct. 2183 · Decided June 29, 2020 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was decided on June 29, 2020 by a vote of 5–4. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Executive authority versus Congress or the states” in the Miscellaneous area. SCDB records that the Court declared an act of Congress unconstitutional.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2019
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 19-7

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Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

SCDB identifiers: case 2019-071, docket 2019-071-01.

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