DC Circuit Rules NLRB Recess Appointments Were Unconstitutional; Enforceability of All Recess Appointees' Decisions in Doubt | Practical Law
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in Noel Canning v. NLRB that President Obama's January 4, 2012 recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) were invalid, and vacated a challenged NLRB decision for lack of a three-member quorum.