1. PARTISAN BALANCE REQUIREMENTS IN THE AGE OF NEW FORMALISM.
- Author
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Krotoszynski Jr., Ronald J., Hodge, Johnjerica, and Wintermyer, Wesley W.
- Subjects
EXECUTIVE power ,FREE Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (Supreme Court case) ,APPOINTMENT to public office ,CONSTITUTIONAL law ,LAW - Abstract
The article looks at the U.S. constitutional status of mandatory partisan balance requirements for presidential appointments to independent federal agencies. Topics discussed include constitutionality of restrictions on the President's appointment power; the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in "Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board" case; and role of the Congress in limiting the President's ability to control an independent federal agency.
- Published
- 2015