Legal Opinion
Staebler v. Carter
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 8, 1979No. Civ. A. CA 78-2028PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HAROLD H. GREENE, District Judge.
This case involves the question of the power of the President to make a recess appointment of a member of an independent regulatory commission to replace a commissioner whose statutory term has expired and who claims entitlement to hold over pending the qualification of his successor by Senate confirmation. The matter is one of first impression in the federal courts.
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2Cases cited31 opinions
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Simon v. Eastern Kentucky Welfare Rights OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Crowell v. BensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Swan v. ClintonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
- Corus Group PLC v. BushUnited States Court of International Trade · 2002
- In Re BennyDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1984
- MacKie v. ClintonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1993
- David L. Wilkinson v. Legal Services CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
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