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A new lawsuit alleges that President Trump violated the Appointments Clause of the Constitution when he gave unelected billionaire Elon Musk leeway to make sweeping changes to government agencies.
A 2014 Supreme Court decision held that the Senate would need to recess for at least 10 days. There's even a way for Trump to avoid the House's need to sign off on a lengthy break.
The lawsuit in Washington, D.C., federal court filed by the attorneys general of New Mexico and 13 other states alleges Trump has given Musk "unchecked legal authority" without authorization from ...
On February 13, fourteen state attorneys general filed suit [o] against Musk, DOGE, and Trump in the District of Columbia, arguing that although Musk had been designated a special government employee, he was acting as a principal officer of the United States, and that the Appointments Clause required him to be confirmed by the Senate. [323]
Musk is clashing with longtime Trump attorney and adviser Boris Epshteyn, including questioning his influence in president-elect’s nominations for his Cabinet and top White House jobs, Axios has ...
Following the nomination of Amul Thapar to the Sixth Circuit, it was reported that Trump might try to season some of the candidates on his list with federal appellate court experience prior to potential nomination to the Supreme Court. [47] Indeed, Trump later elevated a number of state court judges from his list to fill vacant positions on the ...
Musk and Ramaswamy cited Supreme Court rulings in two recent cases that sharply curbed the power of executive agencies as a “mandate” from the justices to cut back regulations.
In terms of Article I courts, Trump has made 26 appointments: 10 for the United States Court of Federal Claims, seven for the United States Tax Court, six for the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, two for the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and one for the United States Court of Military Commission Review ...