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Another separation-of-powers case, press access to trials, and maritime insurance

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But the court declined to invalidate the entire agency for this structural flaw, instead severing the for-cause provision from the rest of its authorizing statute. The Arizona Supreme Court concluded that it does not. Two financial associations sued the CFPB after the agency issued a rule cracking down on payday lenders.

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Injunction Junction And Circuit Splits Too

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Plaintiffs, including transgender minors and advocacy organizations, argued that the orders violated the separation of powers, conflicted with existing statutes, and infringed on equal protection rights. 1211(b), which allows the President to remove the Special Counsel only for specific reasons (inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance).

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