Justices Resolve Circuit Split on Challenges to Judge Appointments
claimants challenging the appointment of administrative law judges. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Social Security applicants who challenge the appointment of administrative law judges are not required to first bring those claims to the agency before taking their case to court. The six individuals who brought the consolidated suit were denied disability benefits by the Social Security Administration. While they appealed the denials, the Supreme Court ruled in 2018 in Lucia v. Securities Exchange Commission that administrative law ju...