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This Is Exactly How Trump Is Trying To Takeover Independent Agencies

Above The Law

Hint: The case established the ability of Congress to limit a president’s authority to remove a commissioner of an independent agency to instances of “inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.” The post This Is Exactly How Trump Is Trying To Takeover Independent Agencies appeared first on Above the Law.

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US DOJ finds removal restrictions for administrative law judges unconstitutional

JURIST

Acting Solicitor General of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Sarah Harris sent a letter to President Pro Tempore of the US Senate Charles Grassley on Thursday sharing the DOJ’s determination that removal restrictions for administrative law judges (ALJs) are unconstitutional and that the DOJ no longer intends to defend them in court.