Recess Appointments: Forgotten Constitutional Limits from the Founders
Even Alexander Hamilton – no opponent of big, centralized government – held a far more restrictive view of executive power on โrecess appointmentsโ than most politicians and judges today. That tells you just how far things have gone off the rails. In this...
Are (Most) Independent Agencies Unconstitutional after Seila Law v. CFPB?
I think maybe they are. On its face, the Supreme Court’s ruling in Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureauย looks modest.ย The Court (per Chief Justice Roberts, joined by Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch and Kavanaugh) declined to extend the rule...