Another Thursday, another decision hand-down day for the U.S. Supreme Court. Three more opinions were issued by the court today — by my count, that leaves 38 to go, so we have a long road ahead. Two of the three decisions were unanimous and are fairly short — both involve rather dry procedural questions.
Then there’s the 7-2 CFPB decision, which, frankly, is disappointing in terms of the outcome, though this may be one of those: Congress broke it, so Congress needs to fix it deals. The split is also a bit surprising: Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the decision in which six of his fellow justices joined. The dissent was authored by Justice Samuel Alito and joined by Justice Neil Gorsuch. Joe Cunningham has a full write-up of that decision.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Lives Another Day, SCOTUS Rules
