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No. 18-1334October Term 2019Decided Jun 1, 2020

Docket 18-1334October Term 2019 (2019–2020)

Financial Oversight and Management Bd. for Puerto Rico v. Aurelius Investment, LLC

This case was about the federal oversight board Congress created under PROMESA to manage Puerto Rico’s debt crisis.

Case status

Current stage
Decided
Latest event
Decision released Jun 1, 2020
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedJun 1, 2020
What it's about

This case was about the federal oversight board Congress created under PROMESA to manage Puerto Rico’s debt crisis. Creditors argued that the board’s members were appointed unconstitutionally because the President chose them without Senate confirmation, and they also challenged whether the board’s past actions could still stand.

Question presented

Whether the Appointments Clause governs the appointment of members of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico.

Case path

United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit / Decision released Jun 1, 2020

Area

Decided Supreme Court case

Timing

Decided June 1, 2020

The Court released its decision on June 1, 2020 without hearing oral argument.