No. 22-448

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, et al. v. Community Financial Services Association of America, Limited, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-11-14
Status: Judgment Issued
Type: Paid
Amici (30)Relisted (2) Experienced Counsel
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Latest Conference: 2023-02-24 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the court of appeals erred in holding that the statute providing funding to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 12 U.S.C. 5497, violates the Appropriations Clause, U.S. Const. Art. I, § 9, Cl. 7, and in vacating a regulation promulgated at a time when the CFPB was receiving such funding

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the court of appeals erred in holding that the statute providing funding to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 12 U.S.C. 5497, violates the Appropriations Clause, U.S. Const. Art. I, § 9, Cl. 7, and in vacating a regulation promulgated at a time when the CFPB was receiving such funding. (I)

Docket Entries

2024-06-17
Judgment Issued.
2024-05-16
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Thomas, J., delivered the <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-448_o7jp.pdf'>opinion</a> of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh, Barrett, and Jackson, JJ., joined. Kagan, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Sotomayor, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Jackson, J., filed a concurring opinion. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Gorsuch, J., joined.
2023-10-03
Argued. For petitioners: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Noel J. Francisco, Washington, D. C.
2023-08-21
Motion of West Virginia and 26 Other States for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument DENIED.
2023-08-02
Reply of petitioners Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2023-07-27
CIRCULATED
2023-07-24
Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The record is electronic and available on PACER.
2023-07-24
Record from W.D. Tex. electronically received and available with the Clerk.
2023-07-17
Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
2023-07-14
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, October 3, 2023.
2023-07-12
Response in opposition to motion from respondents Community Financial Services Association of America, Limited, et al. filed.
2023-07-10
2023-07-10
2023-07-10
2023-07-10
Brief amici curiae of Credit Union National Association, Inc., National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions, and American Association of Credit Union Leagues filed.
2023-07-10
2023-07-10
2023-07-10
2023-07-10
2023-07-10
Brief amicus curiae of Third Party Payment Processors Association filed.
2023-07-10
2023-07-10
Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
2023-07-10
Brief amicus curiae of The Foundation for Government Accountability filed.
2023-07-10
Brief amici curiae of America's Future, U.S. Constitutional Rights Legal Defense Fund, and Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund filed.
2023-07-10
Motion of State of West Virginia and 26 Other States for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument filed.
2023-07-07
Brief amici curiae of State of West Virginia and 26 Other States filed.
2023-07-07
2023-07-06
2023-07-03
Brief of respondents Community Financial Services Association of America, Limited, et al. filed.
2023-06-30
Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
2023-05-15
2023-05-15
2023-05-15
2023-05-15
Brief amici curiae of 90 State and Local Nonprofit Organizations filed.
2023-05-15
Brief amici curiae of The Mortgage Bankers Association, et al. in support of neither party.
2023-05-15
2023-05-15
2023-05-15
2023-05-15
Brief amici curiae of Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al. filed.
2023-05-15
Brief amici curiae of Professors of History and Constitutional Law filed.
2023-05-15
Brief amici curiae of Community Development Credit Unions and Financial Institutions Including Self-Help Credit Union, et al. filed.
2023-05-15
2023-05-15
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED.
2023-05-12
2023-05-08
Brief of petitioners Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, et al. filed.
2023-04-26
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, et al.
2023-03-14
Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including May 8, 2023. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including July 3, 2023.
2023-03-10
Motion for an extension of time filed.
2023-02-27
Petition GRANTED.
2023-02-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/24/2023.
2023-02-01
Reply of petitioner Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2023-02-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
2023-01-13
Brief of respondents Community Financial Services Association of America, Limited, et al. in opposition filed.
2022-12-14
2022-12-14
2022-11-22
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 13, 2023.
2022-11-21
Response to motion to extend the time to file a response filed.
2022-11-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 14, 2022 to January 13, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2022-11-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 14, 2022)

Attorneys

132 Members of Congress
R. Trent McCotterSeparation of Powers Clinic, Gray Center, Amicus
R. Trent McCotterSeparation of Powers Clinic, Gray Center, Amicus
90 State and Local Nonprofit Organizations
Seth E. MerminUCBerkeley Ctr for Consumer Law & Economic Justice, Amicus
Seth E. MerminUCBerkeley Ctr for Consumer Law & Economic Justice, Amicus
AARP and AARP Foundation
Maame GyamfiAARP Foundation, Amicus
Maame GyamfiAARP Foundation, Amicus
ACA International
Christopher Owen MurrayBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP, Amicus
Christopher Owen MurrayBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP, Amicus
America's Future, U.S. Constitutional Rights Legal Defense Fund, and Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund
William Jeffrey OlsonWilliam J. Olson, P.C., Amicus
William Jeffrey OlsonWilliam J. Olson, P.C., Amicus
Americans for Prosperity Foundation
Michael David PepsonAmericans for Prosperity Foundation, Amicus
Michael David PepsonAmericans for Prosperity Foundation, Amicus
Atlantic Legal Foundation
Lawrence S. EbnerAtlantic Legal Foundation, Amicus
Lawrence S. EbnerAtlantic Legal Foundation, Amicus
Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence
Anthony Thomas CasoConstitutional Counsel Group, Amicus
Anthony Thomas CasoConstitutional Counsel Group, Amicus
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al.
Cameron Thomas NorrisConsovoy McCarthy PLLC, Amicus
Cameron Thomas NorrisConsovoy McCarthy PLLC, Amicus
Community Development Credit Unions and Financial Institutions Including Self-Help Credit Union, The Center For Responsible Lending, And National Association of Latino Community Asset Builders
Richard Adam KoffmanCohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Amicus
Richard Adam KoffmanCohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Amicus
Community Financial Services Association of America, Limited, et al.
Noel John FranciscoJones Day, Respondent
Noel John FranciscoJones Day, Respondent
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, et al.
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Petitioner
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Petitioner
Credit Union National Association, Inc., National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions, and American Association of Credit Union Leagues
Julian Richard Ellis Jr.Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, Amicus
Julian Richard Ellis Jr.Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, Amicus
Farm Action, HEAL Food Alliance, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Rural Coalition, Partners for Rural Transformation
Rachel Lauren FriedDemocracy Forward Foundation, Amicus
Rachel Lauren FriedDemocracy Forward Foundation, Amicus
Financial Regulation Scholars
Gregory M. LipperLeGrand Law PLLC, Amicus
Gregory M. LipperLeGrand Law PLLC, Amicus
Former Members of Congress
Helgi C. Walker — Amicus
Helgi C. Walker — Amicus
John Michael “Mick” Mulvaney
Brunn Wall Roysden IIIFusion Law, PLLC, Amicus
Brunn Wall Roysden IIIFusion Law, PLLC, Amicus
Landmark Legal Foundation
Matthew Conrad ForysLandmark Legal Foundation, Amicus
Matthew Conrad ForysLandmark Legal Foundation, Amicus
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Housing Clinic of Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization at Yale Law School, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, National Fair Housing Alliance, Unidosus, et al.
Thomas Samuel SilversteinLawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Amicus
Thomas Samuel SilversteinLawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Amicus
Members of Congress
Hyland HuntDeutsch Hunt, PLLC, Amicus
Hyland HuntDeutsch Hunt, PLLC, Amicus
Military and Veterans Organizations
John Paul Schnapper-CasterasSchnapper-Casteras PLLC, Amicus
John Paul Schnapper-CasterasSchnapper-Casteras PLLC, Amicus
National Treasury Employees Union
Julie Marie Wilson — Amicus
Julie Marie Wilson — Amicus
New Civil Liberties Alliance, et al.
Richard A. SampNew Civil Liberties Alliance, Amicus
Richard A. SampNew Civil Liberties Alliance, Amicus
New England Legal Foundation
Mark Andrew PerryWeil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP, Amicus
Mark Andrew PerryWeil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP, Amicus
Professors of History and Constitutional Law
Brianne Jenna GorodConstitutional Accountability Center, Amicus
Brianne Jenna GorodConstitutional Accountability Center, Amicus
Public Citizen. et al.
Scott Lawrence NelsonPublic Citizen Litigation Group, Amicus
Scott Lawrence NelsonPublic Citizen Litigation Group, Amicus
State of West Virginia and 15 Other States
Lindsay Sara SeeOffice of the West Virginia Attorney General, Amicus
State of West Virginia and 26 Other States
Lindsay Sara SeeOffice of the West Virginia Attorney General, Amicus
Lindsay Sara SeeOffice of the West Virginia Attorney General, Amicus
States of New York, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaiʻi, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Washington, and Wisconsin, and the
Barbara Dale UnderwoodSolicitor General, Amicus
Barbara Dale UnderwoodSolicitor General, Amicus
The Foundation for Government Accountability
Stewart Lee WhitsonFoundation for Government Accountability, Amicus
Stewart Lee WhitsonFoundation for Government Accountability, Amicus
The Mortgage Bankers Association, The National Association of Home Builders and The National Association of Realtors
Robert Mark LoebOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Amicus
Robert Mark LoebOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Amicus
Third Party Payment Processors Association
Misha TseytlinTroutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Amicus
Misha TseytlinTroutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Amicus
Washington Legal Foundation
John Mercer Masslon IIWashington Legal Foundation, Amicus
John Mercer Masslon IIWashington Legal Foundation, Amicus