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Saturday, January 26, 2013
Federal appeals court finds Obama recess appointments unconstitutional
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit [official website] on Friday ruled [opinion, PDF] that the recess appointment of three members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) [official website] by President Barack Obama [official website] was unconstitutional. The Obama administration argued that the president's appointment was constitutional because the Senate was on a 20-day recess when the appointments were made. However, the court, after discussing the background underlying the constitutional language "Recess," reasoned that...
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