Friday, January 10, 2014

This Supreme Court Case Could Upend The Separation Of Powers

This Supreme Court Case Could Upend The Separation Of Powers

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on Monday in a case with potentially dramatic long-term implications for the balance of power between the executive and legislative branches.

The legal question is whether the president may temporarily appoint people to staff executive branch agencies when Congress is not conducting business but also not technically in recess -- known as pro forma sessions.

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