Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc.

Decided June 27, 2025. Brett M. Kavanaugh delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 24-316 · 606 U.S. 748 (2025) · Cited 6 times

Holding

Members of the U. S. Preventive Services Task Force are inferior officers whose appointment by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services is consistent with the Appointments Clause. Art. II, §2, cl. 2.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Edmond v. United States · 520 U.S. 651 (1997)
• United States v. Arthrex, Inc. · 594 U.S. 1 (2021)
• Lucia v. SEC · 585 U.S. 237 (2018)
• Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. SW Gen., Inc. · 580 U.S. 288 (2017)
• United States v. Hartwell · 73 U.S. 385 (1868)
• Myers v. United States · 272 U.S. 52 (1926)
• Bowsher v. Synar · 478 U.S. 714 (1986)
• United States v. Germaine · 99 U.S. 508 (1879)
• Shurtleff v. United States · 189 U.S. 311 (1903)
• Freytag v. Commissioner · 501 U.S. 868 (1991)
• Morrison v. Olson · 487 U.S. 654 (1988)
• Rostker v. Goldberg · 453 U.S. 57 (1981)
• United States v. Jin Fuey Moy · 241 U.S. 394 (1916)
• Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo · 603 U.S. 369 (2024)
• Auffmordt v. Hedden · 137 U.S. 310 (1890)
• United States v. Briggs · 592 U.S. 69 (2020)
• Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau · 591 U.S. 197 (2020)
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• Butz v. Economou · 438 U.S. 478 (1978)
• Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority · 297 U.S. 288 (1936)
• Gibbons v. Ogden · 22 U.S. 1 (1824)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Chadha · 462 U.S. 919 (1983)
• Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis · 584 U.S. 497 (2018)
• Clark v. Martinez · 543 U.S. 371 (2005)
• Jean v. Nelson · 472 U.S. 846 (1985)
• Weiss v. United States · 510 U.S. 163 (1994)
• Burgess v. United States · 553 U.S. 124 (2008)
• CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. Equal Emp't Opportunity Comm'n · 578 U.S. 419 (2016)
• Federal Election Commission v. Beaumont · 539 U.S. 146 (2003)
• Pulsifer v. United States · 601 U.S. 124 (2024)

Cited by

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• FCC v. Consumers' Research · 606 U.S. 656 (2025)

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