Supreme Court Rebukes Obama Lawlessness

My article from the June 27, 2014 issue of FrontPage magazine: Supreme Court Rebukes Obama Lawlessness By Matthew Vadum In a humiliating rebuke to President Obama, the Supreme Court affirmed in a labor relations case yesterday that there continue to be constitutionally prescribed limits to the powers of the nation’s Chief Executive. The Court invalidated three recess appointments the president made in an attempt to unconstitutionally manipulate federal labor relations policy. Justices held unanimously in National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning Thursday that Obama overreached on Jan. 4, 2012 when he recess-appointed three members to the NLRB without bothering to wait … Continue reading Supreme Court Rebukes Obama Lawlessness

Will SCOTUS Reverse Obama’s Recess Appointment Power Grab?

My article from today’s FrontPage Magazine: Will SCOTUS Reverse Obama’s Recess Appointment Power Grab? By Matthew Vadum Speculation is running rampant in the nation’s capital that the Supreme Court is poised to strike down three purported recess appointments that President Obama used to unconstitutionally manipulate federal labor relations policy. During oral arguments in National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning on Monday, the justices seemed uncomfortable with Obama’s Jan. 4, 2012 overreach in which he recess-appointed three members to the NLRB without bothering to wait for the U.S. Senate to recess. Obama’s goal was to pack the under-staffed federal body with likeminded leftists and give … Continue reading Will SCOTUS Reverse Obama’s Recess Appointment Power Grab?