Constitutional Opinion No. 2026-0787
America First Constitutional Standard — Version 1.0
Case Information
- Source
- Supreme Court of the United States, U.S. Reports Vol. 591 (Preliminary Print, Part 1)
- Author
- Chief Justice John Roberts (opinion of the Court; separation-of-powers holding 5-4)
- Publication Date
- 2020-06-29
- Content Type
- Judicial Opinion / Legal-Normative Text
- Opinion Issued
- 2026-07-20
- AFCS Version
- 1.0
AF★CS
Verdict
86
/ 100
America First
Source: Supreme Court of the United States, U.S. Reports Vol. 591 (Preliminary Print, Part 1)
Constitutional Alignment: 85·Factual Reliability: 90
Holding
The CFPB's structure — leadership by a single Director removable by the President only for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office — violates the separation of powers, because Article II vests the executive power in the President, who must retain the power to supervise and remove the principal officers who wield executive authority on his behalf. The for-cause removal restriction was severed, leaving the agency otherwise intact.
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It is the judgment of this Court that Opinion No. 2026-0787 is hereby entered into the record, in accordance with the America First Constitutional Standard. The score stands. The reasoning is published. The record is public.
The Standard is the Standard.