No. 18-1334October Term 2019Decided Jun 1, 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
- 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.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Jul 3, 2026
- Method
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