Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Constitutional Challenge to SEC Administrative Law Judges

Killion, Victoria L.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Law;    Judicial decisions;    Supreme Court;    Securities regulation;   

RP-ID  :  LSB10061
RP-ID  :  LSB10061_2018Jan16

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the case of "Lucia v. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)" which is scheduled to be heard by the Supreme Court. The case addresses whether administrative law judges(ALJs) within the SEC are "Officers of the United States" (officers) who must be appointed in accordance with the Appointments Clause of Article II of the Constitution.