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Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Constitutional Challenges Trump Administration

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Court Orders Reinstatement of CPSC Commissioners After Unlawful Firing by the Trump Administration

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On Friday, Judge Matthew J. Maddox of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland ruled that the removal of Democratic Commissioners from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) without cause was unlawful....more

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Out again: Supreme Court pauses reinstatement of ex-NLRB Member Wilcox, one other former official

The U.S. Supreme Court on May 22 stayed the reinstatement of Gwynne Wilcox, a former member of the National Labor Relations Board, and Cathy Harris, a former member of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Both women were...more

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DOJ Withdraws Defense of SEC ALJs' Constitutionality as Trump Issues Executive Order on Agency Accountability

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On February 18, 2025, President Trump issued executive order 14215, titled “Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies,” with the stated purpose of making federal agencies, including independent regulatory ones like the...more

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Changes at Every Level: Board Announces New Standard for Employer Unilateral Change, Federal Judge Rules that NLRB Administrative...

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On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) made it more difficult for employers to make changes to their employees’ working conditions without approval from their union. ...more

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PTAB Strategies and Insights - July 2018: Do You Want An Inferior Judge? Why PTAB Judges May Be Unconstitutional And What Happens...

Is the appointment of PTAB administrative patent judges (APJs) constitutional? The patent bar is asking in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Lucia v. SEC....more

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SEC About-Face, About Time, on ALJs

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On November 29, the SEC did an about-face and admitted its ALJs are “inferior officers” (not merely employees) subject to the Constitution’s Article II appointment provisions. The Solicitor General’s brief on behalf of the...more

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Circuits Split Over Constitutionality of SEC’s Administrative Law Judges

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The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, in Bandimere v. SEC, recently held that the SEC’s administrative law judges (ALJs) are “inferior officers” whose appointments violate the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution...more

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Cordray’s CNBC interview answers few questions

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Recently, Richard Cordray was interviewed by CNBC while eating breakfast at a diner in his hometown in Ohio.  The interview was more noteworthy for what it failed to cover than for what it covered.  He was not asked the...more

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The Tenth Circuit Rules SEC Administrative Judges Are Unconstitutional, Setting Up Potential Supreme Court Review

The constitutionality of the SEC’s in-house administrative proceedings is in doubt following the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling in Bandimere v. SEC. In Bandimere, a three-judge panel held, by a 2-1 decision, that SEC...more

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