Supreme Court of the United States

QUESTION PRESENTED:  Whether the vesting of substantial executive authority in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an independent agency led by a single director, violates the separation of powers. IN ADDITION TO THE QUESTION PRESENTED BY THE PETITION, THE PARTIES ARE DIRECTED TO BRIEF AND ARGUE THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: IF THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU IS FOUND UNCONSTITUTIONAL ON THE BASIS OF THE SEPARATION OF POWERS, CAN 12 U.S.C. §5491(c)(3) BE SEVERED FROM THE DODD-FRANK ACT? PAUL D. CLEMENT, ESQUIRE, OF WASHINGTON, D. C., IS INVITED TO BRIEF AND ARGUE THIS CASE, AS AMICUS CURIAE, IN SUPPORT OF THE JUDGMENT BELOW ON THE QUESTION PRESENTED BY THE PETITION. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scotus/support