This story is developing but I have no doubt that Eric Holder’s Department of Justice will conduct a thorough investigation of this matter after it is appealed, and appealed and…
David DeGerolamo
From Reuters:
A federal appeals court on Friday rejected President Barack Obama’s “recess” appointments to a labor board last year, saying they were constitutionally invalid.
The appointments to the National Labor Relations Board were made while the Senate was out of town but potentially available to act on them.
“Considering the text, history, and structure of the Constitution, these appointments were invalid from their inception,” the panel said.
Obama also used such a “recess” appointment early last year to install Richard Cordray as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but the court’s ruling did not specifically address his appointment.
