Consumer Financial Protection v. Seila Law LLC

  1. October 08, 2021

    Seila Law Throws In Towel In Fight That Restructured CFPB

    California law firm Seila Law LLC told the Ninth Circuit on Friday that it has decided against pursuing another U.S. Supreme Court appeal in its long-running fight with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, backing down after previously mounting a successful constitutional challenge to the federal agency.

  2. May 21, 2021

    Seila Law Plots Round 2 With CFPB At Supreme Court

    California law firm Seila Law LLC is moving to lay the groundwork for another potential showdown with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at the U.S. Supreme Court, where the agency was previously stripped of some of its structural independence on constitutional grounds.

  3. May 14, 2021

    9th Circ. Won't Rehear 'Goliath' CFPB's Panel Win Over Seila

    The Ninth Circuit declined Friday to reconsider a panel decision allowing the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to press ahead with the investigation that prompted a successful constitutional challenge to the agency, a denial that one of the court's Trump appointees says subverts the underdog's win over "Goliath."

  4. April 12, 2021

    Seila Law Says Full 9th Circ. Should Reject CFPB Ratification

    California law firm Seila Law LLC has urged the full Ninth Circuit to step in and "correct" a panel decision from late last year that upheld a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau civil investigative demand against the firm after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the agency was unconstitutionally structured.

  5. January 04, 2021

    9th Circ. Upholds CFPB's Doc Demand Against Seila Law

    The Ninth Circuit has upheld the civil investigative demand that was at the root of California law firm Seila Law LLC's constitutional challenge to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, concluding the demand was "validly ratified" after the agency's trip to the U.S. Supreme Court.

  6. November 19, 2020

    9th Circ. Puts Heat On Seila Law In CFPB Ratification Fight

    A Ninth Circuit panel on Thursday appeared reluctant to shoot down a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau administrative subpoena against the California law firm that successfully challenged the agency's constitutionality at the U.S. Supreme Court, struggling with the firm's position that the agency can't be allowed to pick up where it left off after their high court trip.

  7. October 02, 2020

    Seila Law Pushes For Rejection Of CFPB Demand At 9th Circ.

    The California law firm that successfully challenged the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at the U.S. Supreme Court has told the Ninth Circuit that the agency is "mistaken" to think it can still enforce its administrative subpoena against the firm after the high court's ruling.

  8. September 01, 2020

    CFPB Warns Of High Stakes In 9th Circ. Ratification Fight

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has urged the Ninth Circuit to uphold enforcement of an investigative demand against the law firm that took its fight with the agency to the U.S. Supreme Court, warning that setting aside the demand now could cast a cloud over a slew of the agency's past actions.

  9. June 07, 2019

    Calif. Firm Will Ask Justices To Review CFPB Constitutionality

    A California law firm told the Ninth Circuit on Friday that it plans to appeal the court's ruling affirming the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's leadership structure, raising the stakes in the firm's battle against the agency with a potential trip to the U.S. Supreme Court.

  10. May 06, 2019

    CFPB's Leadership Structure Is Constitutional, 9th Circ. Rules

    A Ninth Circuit panel said Monday that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's single-director structure is constitutionally sound, rejecting a California law firm's bid to be freed from one of the agency's civil investigative demands and heading off a circuit split on the issue.

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