| 22-730 |
Michael Rop, et al. v. Federal Housing Finance Agency, et al. |
Sixth Circuit |
2023-02-06 |
Denied |
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acting-director acting-officials appointments-clause constitutional-limits executive-power federal-housing-finance-agency presidential-powers principal-officer senate-confirmation separation-of-powers |
In August 2009, the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency resigned. The Senate did not confirm a successor for over four years. In the meanti… |
| 21-6266 |
Mary Aragon, aka Mary Delgado, and German Ramirez-Gonzalez v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2021-11-15 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
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Did the Ninth Circuit's disposition of Petitioners' claim under Article II's Appointments Clause — namely, that Whitaker's unconstitutional appointmen… |
| 21-339 |
Ali Hamza Suliman Al Bahlul v. United States |
District of Columbia |
2021-09-02 |
Denied |
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administrative-law agency-discretion agency-head appointments-clause binding-upon-all executive-power final-and-conclusive judicial-review principal-officer sole-discretion statutory-interpretation |
1. Is an agency head, who is statutorily given the
"sole discretion and prerogative" to make "final and
conclusive" decisions in adjudications that ar… |
| 20-1261 |
Wi-LAN, Inc., et al. v. Drew Hirshfeld, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office |
Federal Circuit |
2021-03-11 |
Denied |
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administrative-law appointments-clause constitutional-law inferior-officer judicial-review patent patent-office principal-officer separation-of-powers statutory-interpretation uspto |
1. Whether, for purposes of the Appointments Clause, U.S. Const. Art. II, § 2, Cl. 2, administrative patent judges of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Of… |
| 19-1434 |
United States v. Arthrex, Inc., et al. |
Federal Circuit |
2020-06-29 |
Judgment Issued |
Amici (2)Relisted (2) |
administrative-patent-judges appointments-clause constitutional-law inferior-officer inferior-officers patent patent-and-trademark-office principal-officer principal-officers standing uspto |
1. Whether, for purposes of the Appointments Clause, U.S. Const. Art. II, § 2, Cl. 2, administrative patent judges of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Of… |