No. 24-316October Term 2024Decided Jun 27, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al., Petitioners v. Braidwood Management, Inc., et al.
The Court considered whether the structure of the U.S.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 27, 2025
- What it's about
The Court considered whether the structure of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, whose members determine mandatory insurance coverage for preventive care, violates the Constitution's Appointments Clause. The Court held that the Task Force members are inferior officers properly appointed and supervised by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, reversing the lower court's decision.
Question presented
Does the structure of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force violate the Constitution’s Appointments Clause, and if so, is the provision that insulates the task force from the Health & Human Services secretary’s supervision severable from the rest of the statute?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit / Decision released Jun 27, 2025
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
- Methodology
Primary materials8
Supreme Court docket 24-316
docket | Mar 30, 2026
Primary case document
Supreme Court document | Mar 30, 2026
CourtListener docket record
docket | Mar 30, 2026
Questions Presented
brief | Mar 8, 2026
opinion
opinion | Jun 27, 2025
Opinion
opinion | Jun 27, 2025
Oral Arguments - Kennedy, Sec. of H&HS v. Braidwood Mgmt., Inc.
audio | Apr 21, 2025
Petition
brief | Sep 19, 2024