appointments-clause-interpretation

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
20-1220 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC v. Promptu Systems Corporation, et al. Federal Circuit 2021-03-03 Denied administrative-patent-judges appointments-clause appointments-clause-interpretation constitutional-law inferior-officers judicial-review officer-status principal-officers separation-of-powers Whether administrative patent judges are 'principal' or 'inferior' Officers of the United States within the meaning of the Appointments Clause
20-92 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC v. Promptu Systems Corporation, et al. Federal Circuit 2020-07-29 Denied Relisted (2) administrative-patent-judges appointments-clause appointments-clause-interpretation constitutional-law inferior-officers officer-status principal-officers separation-of-powers Whether administrative patent judges are 'principal' or 'inferior' Officers of the United States within the meaning of the Appointments Clause