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FDIC Reverses Position on the Constitutionality of In-House Administrative Law Judges

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After several Supreme Court decisions and Executive Orders upended many of the norms governing the relationship between governmental agencies and the constitutional branches, a recent decision by the Federal Deposit Insurance...more

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District court dismisses bank’s constitutional challenge to FDIC administrative proceedings

On March 3, the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas dismissed a constitutional challenge to enforcement proceedings by the FDIC, ruling the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the plaintiff’s claims. As...more

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FDIC declines to defend administrative law judges in bank litigation, bank responds

On February 24, the FDIC informed the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas that it would no longer defend its use of administrative law judges (ALJs). As previously covered by InfoBytes, DOJ declared the multiple...more

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State chartered bank challenges constitutionality of FDIC enforcement proceedings

On November 19, a Kansas state chartered bank filed a complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief against the FDIC and two Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) from the Office of Financial Institution Adjudication. The...more

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Suit against FDIC argues the agency is “unconstitutional” and violates Jarkesy

Recently, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia received a complaint from an individual plaintiff suing the FDIC, its heads, board members and an administrative law judge (ALJ) for allegedly subjecting the...more

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Defendant Challenges FDIC Enforcement Proceeding, Citing Jarkesy

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In one of the first tests of the implications of the Jarkesy decision for other federal regulatory agencies, an individual accused by the FDIC of participating in fraudulent loan activity is asking a federal judge to dismiss...more

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Financial Services Regulation in the Post-Jarkesy World

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On June 27, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy. By a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court affirmed the Fifth Circuit’s ruling, holding that the Seventh Amendment prohibits...more

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Supreme Court’s Remand of FDIC Enforcement Action: Any Larger Impact on Agency Deference?

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While we wait for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide the fate of the Chevron doctrine governing courts’ deference to agencies’ interpretations of law, its recent decision in another case has flown under the radar. In Calcutt,...more

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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects Constitutional Challenge to AML Compliance Program Regulation

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld the decision of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) to issue a cease and desist order against California Pacific Bank (the “Bank”)...more

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Fifth Circuit Joins Tenth Circuit, Holding that Federal ALJs are Subject to Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution

On September 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a stay of a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) order, following a hearing conducted by an agency administrative law judge (ALJ), assessing a...more

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5th Circuit Hints SEC ALJs Unconstitutional

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In an Opinion highlighting the Circuit split over the constitutionality of SEC administrative law judges (“ALJs”), the Fifth Circuit recently stayed an FDIC civil-penalty and bar order against a Bank director, pending...more

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Antennas up, Employers: Are ALJs History?

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The Supreme Court of the United States is, of course, known for landmark decisions affecting the lives of Americans. When we hear "SCOTUS" we think of famous civil rights cases such as Marbury v. Madison, (1803) which...more

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SEC Holds Its Admin Forum Isn’t Unconstitutional (!)

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The SEC recently – and predictably – rejected a Respondents’ arguments challenging the constitutionality of the agency’s administrative forum. The September 17 Timbervest decision was the first of the constitutional...more

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