· 8/4/1987
Sharon Andrade, Terrence S. Donahue v. Alfred S. Regnery
Citations
- 824 F.2d 1253
- 263 U.S. App. D.C. 273
- 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 10277
How courts have described this case
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- holding that Appointments Clause is satisfied when constitutionally-appointed officer implements and ratifies the acts of prior, unappointed officers
- holding that Appointments Clause is satisfied when constitutionally-appointed officer implements and ratifies the acts of prior, unappointed officers
- finding no Appointments Clause violation where a properly appointed official with final authority, but who had been in office only three days, ratified and implemented a program that had been extensively planned by his improperly appointed predecessor
- an Acting Administrator of a Department of Justice component had authority to discharge employees because he was properly appointed as the Deputy Administrator, a statutory office
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Judges: Mikva, Williams, Weigel
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