President Obama’s January 4, 2012, Recess Appointments: Legal Issues
Description:
This report analyzes the legal issues associated with the President's asserted exercise of his Recess Appointments Clause power on January 4, 2012. The report begins with a general legal overview of the Recess Appointment Clause. This is followed by an analysis of two legal principles, standing and the political question doctrine, which may impede a reviewing court from reaching the merits of a potential legal challenge to the appointments.
Date:
January 23, 2012
Creator:
Carpenter, David H.; Chu, Vivian S.; Dolan, Alissa M. & Garvey, Todd
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department