Reuters: U.S.: Court says Obama recess appointments invalid

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Court says Obama recess appointments invalid Jan 25th 2013, 17:12 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Obama picks former federal prosecutor as SEC boss Thu, Jan 24 2013 Obama to propose sweeping gun control measures Wednesday Tue, Jan 15 2013 Analysis & Opinion For Obama’s second Inaugural, skip the poetry GOP v. Voting Rights Act U.S. President Barack Obama speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, January 24, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Larry Downing WASHINGTON | Fri Jan 25, 2013 11:49am EST WASHINGTON (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. (Reporting By Aruna Viswanatha; Editing by Vicki Allen) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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