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Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Trump Administration Appointments Clause

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Bad news for Wilcox? Removal protections for NLRB members, ALJs are “likely” unconstitutional, appeals court finds

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has upheld three orders that bar the National Labor Relations Board from pursuing unfair labor practice cases against SpaceX and two other employers. ...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Beltway Buzz - August, 2018 #2

ALJs A-OK at NLRB. In a June 2018 case called Lucia v. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) administrative law judges (ALJs) were not...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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President Trump issues executive order to change process used by CFPB and other federal agencies for hiring administrative law...

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In response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Lucia v. SEC, President Trump has issued an executive order that changes the process used by federal agencies for administrative law judges (ALJs)....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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Trump May Not be the Only Catalyst for Administrative Reform

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In the past few months, there has been a lot of speculation regarding the future of many administrative agencies under Trump’s administration. However, two current cases pending in the D.C. Circuit have the potential to have...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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