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Lucia v SEC

585 US 237 (2018)
JurisdictionUnited States
Year2018
Statusunclear

Key Principle

ALJs of the SEC are 'Officers of the United States' who must be appointed by the head of a department; their adjudications were void because they were not properly appointed under the Appointments Clause.

Area of Law

constitutional

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