Securities and Exchange Commission administrative law judges are constitutional officers, requiring them to be appointed by the president, the courts or heads of departments, the high court ruled in a divided decision.
The high court will consider limits on the common, controversial practice of asset forfeiture.
Max Brennan sued the Talbot County school system to use facilities designated for boys
The 5-3 ruling upholds a judge’s limited explanation of a sentencing decision.
Prisoner advocates called for an end to to what they consider an unconstitutional, “virtual book ban.”
In court, the Maryland and D.C. attorneys general say that view of the emoluments clause is too narrow.
The ACLU called the plan to release the U.S. citizen near his point of capture a “death warrant.”
The justices did not agree with the Trump administration that lawyers should be punished for their actions on behalf of their client.
The ACLU says the policy, aimed at stopping drug smuggling, is unconstitutional. The state says it plans no change.
'There are considerable requirements associated with implementing this significant and complex policy change,' a Pentagon official said.