The Senate Judiciary Committee wrapped up its hearings last week on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh—and many of the legal issues that were touched on will continue to percolate in the lower courts. We take a look at one agency—the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau—that was central to some of the Kavanaugh questioning on the scope of presidential power. Plus: When the late and widely respected tax lawyer and Supreme Court devotee Sheldon Cohen spoke, important people listened. Thanks for reading. Feedback is welcomed at [email protected] and [email protected].
Destination SCOTUS: Kavanaugh and the CFPB?
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh‘s dissent from a decision upholding the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s single director structure became a central focus of Senate questions probing his views on executive power. Kavanaugh in 2016 lambasted the “massive, unchecked” power—insulated from the White House—of the single director of the CFPB.
