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The court’s liberal bloc and Chief Justice John Roberts, who holds a crucial swing vote, appeared reluctant to remove a contentious provision that limits a president’s ability to fire a sitting director of the bureau.March 3
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John Roberts could play a familiar role as the swing vote in determining whether the Supreme Court curbs the consumer bureau’s power.March 2
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Democratic lawmakers, state attorneys general and others filed briefs with the Supreme Court rebutting claims that the agency’s leadership structure is unconstitutional.January 24
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The Supreme Court appointed Paul Clement to represent the agency after the bureau’s current director questioned its constitutionality.January 15
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The case before the court deals mainly with a statutory clause limiting the president’s ability to fire a CFPB director. But briefs filed with the court say striking that provision does not fully solve the bureau’s constitutional problems.January 3
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The high court scheduled oral arguments on March 3 in the lawsuit dealing with a president's ability to fire the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.November 26
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The Supreme Court is ready to weigh in on the CFPB’s leadership structure, but both agencies are facing similar constitutional challenges, suggesting a broader impact of any decision.November 4
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A lower court “erred” when it sided with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s investors, the Justice Department said in its petition to the high court.October 30
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Will the justices go further than answering constitutional questions about the bureau's leadership structure?October 21
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The high court will decide how much latitude a president has to fire the director of an independent agency.October 18
