recess appointments

Problems in the Recess Appointments Case (Even though Rob was cited again)0
- June 29, 2014
(This article originally appeared in The American Thinker.) I applaud the result of the recess appointments case and I am happy to have been cited again in a Supreme Court opinion (this time by Justice Scalia). But in several respects the case exemplifies what is wrong with constitutional jurisprudence today. In National Labor Relations Board
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The Evidence Continues to Pile Up on “Recess Appointments”0
- April 18, 2014
Earlier this year, the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy published my article showing that the Constitution’s Recess Appointments Clause limits presidential vacancy appointments far more than President Obama (and most prior Presidents) have claimed. I posted earlier on the same subject here. The issue is before the Supreme Court right now. The Recess
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Rob’s Harvard Article on “Recess Appointments” Is Published—and Goes to the Supreme Court 0
- February 8, 2014
Last May, I reported that litigation over President Obama’s “recess appointments” was going to the Supreme Court. In fact, oral argument was held a few weeks ago. The Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy has just published my article on the original meaning of the Recess Appointments Clause. It reports that the Constitution uses
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New Evidence Suggests Obama’s “Recess Appointments” Are Not Valid 0
- May 3, 2013
Litigation over President Obama’s “recess appointments” to the National Labor Relations Board is going to the Supreme Court. A similar battle is being waged among lawyers about whether the President’s appointments to that Board, and to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, are constitutional. At stake is the legal validity of hundreds of administrative decisions and
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