The Supreme Court decided Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a major separation-of-powers case regarding the structure of the CFPB. The Bureau is unusual, though not unique, in being headed by a single person who can be fired only for cause. By a 5-4 vote, the Court held that this arrangement unconstitutionally restricted the President's executive authority. However, the justices "severed" the offending provision, declining to eliminate the agency altogether.

 

In today’s live Unboxing the Law, Cardozo professor Michael Herz, a former clerk for Associate Justice Byron R. White, will break down the case, explain the legal theory behind it, and discuss what the decision means for the future.

YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6swREs9u7zA&feature=youtu.be