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Term
Issue

Whether the appointments clause governs the appointment of members of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico.

 

RDW: "Supreme Court to Say Whether Puerto Rico Oversight Board Was Constitutionally Appointed." 6/24/19. 

Opinion
The Supreme Court on June 1, 2020, reversed the First Circuit and held that the appointment of the Puerto Rico Oversight Board did not violate the Appointments Clause. Click here to read the full opinion.
 
For further analysis of the decision by ABI Editor-at-Large Bill Rochelle, please click here.
 
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Oral Arguments Date

October 15, 2019

Audio from the oral argument.

Oral Arguments Date
Transcript
https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-1334_l…
Certiorari Granted Date
Petitions
Petition for a writ of certiorari
Response to petition from respondents Aurelius Investment, LLC, et al.
Brief of respondents Unión de Trabajadores de la Industria Eléctrica y Riego, I…
Brief of respondent Unión de Trabajadores de la Industria Eléctrica y Riego, In…
Brief of respondents Aurelius Investment, LLC, Aurelius Opportunities Fund, LLC…
Brief of Finanical Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico
Brief of COFINA Senior Bondholders’ Coalition filed (supporting ruling on de fa…
Brief of The Official Committee of Retired Employees of the Commonwealth of Pue…
Reply of petitioner Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority
Reply of respondent United States
Reply of respondent Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of All Title III …
Amicus Briefs
Brief of Finanical Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico
Brief of The Official Committee of Retired Employees of the Commonwealth of Pue…
Brief of Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority
Brief of United States
Brief of Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of all Title III Debtors (ot…
Brief amicus curiae of Alan Mygatt-Tauber
Brief amicus curiae of DRA Entities
Brief amicus curiae of Anthony Michael Sabino
Brief amicus curiae of Former Governor of Puerto Rico, Anibal Acevedo-Vila
Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation
Brief amici curiae of Elected Officers of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation
Brief amicus curiae of Autonomous Municipality of San Juan
Brief amicus curiae of Equally American Legal Defense and Education Fund in sup…
Brief amici curiae of Former Governors Sila M. Calderon and Alejandro Garcia Pa…
Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute
Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union Foundation and the ACLU of…
Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
Brief amicus curiae of Virgin Islands Bar Association
Brief amici curiae of Scholars of Constitutional Law and Legal History
Brief amici curiae of Former Federal and Local Judges
Other
Corporate Disclosure Statement filed with respect to brief in opposition of res…
Letter of June 10, 2019 from counsel for the Financial Oversight and Management…
Letter of June 11, 2019 from respondents Unión de Trabajadores de la Industria …
Letter of COFINA Senior Bondholders’ Coalition
Joint appendix
Motion of the Solicitor General for enlargement of time for oral argument and f…
Joint motion of Aurelius Investment, LLC, et al., and Union de Trabajadores de …
Motion for divided argument filed by Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Ad…