CEI Weekly: Court Rules Against Obama Recess Appointments

February 1, 2013

Feature: A court ruling throws doubt on President Obama's 2012 recess appointments. 

FEATURE: Court Rules Against Obama Recess Appointments This week, a federal appeals court ruled President Obama's appointments to fill vacancies at the National Labor Relations Board were unconstitutional because he bypassed the Senate.  Though the president claimed he could make recess appointments because the Senate was not in session, the court found that the Senate technically was still in session. After the ruling was announced, CEI experts pointed out that it could have far-reaching effects---perhaps most significantly, it calls into question the recess appointment of CFPB head Richard Cordray. Read CEI's Jan. 25 statement on the matter here. For background, see CEI initial statement on the day of the surprise recess appointments here.  SHAPING THE DEBATE Fred Smith Passes the Torch at CEI CEI featured in The Washington Post Gov. McDonnell's Transportation Plan Marc Scribner's radio interview Value Destroyers Like Bernanke Fancy Themselves Magician Economists Matthew Melchiorre's op-ed in Forbes Under Obama, a Failing America Hans Bader's letter to the editor in The Washington Times EPA Cannot Regulate Water Flow, Federal Court Rules Jefferson Edgens' op-ed in The Huffington Post The EPA's Lisa Jackson: The Worst Head of the Worst Regulatory Agency, Ever Henry I. Miller's op-ed in Forbes Not All Austerity Is Equal Matthew Melchiorre's op-ed in National Review

CEI PODCAST January 31, 2013: The Recess Appointments That Weren't Federal judges recently struck down four recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board, claiming the Senate was in pro forma session when President Obama made the appointments. Senior Fellow Matt Patterson talks about the case and its far-reaching consequences for the labor market, as well as the separation of powers. BEST OF THE BLOGS The Coming Regulatory Recession? By John Berlau Right-to-Work Train Rolls On By Matt Patterson The Growing Irrelevance of U.S. Climate Policy By Marlo Lewis Cancer Risks Unlikely From Foam Cups By Angela Logomasini