Obama administration asks Supreme Court to reverse recess appointment ruling 
Published: April 26, 2013
Tags: Congress, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, NLRB, recess appointments, U.S. Supreme Court, White House
WASHINGTON – Saying that the ruling unduly restricts presidential authority, the Obama administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a federal appellate court decision invalidating last year’s recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board.
House passes measure to strip NLRB of authority
Published: April 15, 2013
Tags: Congress, National Labor Relations Board, recess appointments, White House
WASHINGTON – The House has passed a bill that would strip the National Labor Relations Board of most of its authority to act until it has three Senate-approved members or the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of the president’s recess appointments to the board.
Despite Obama nominations, House moves halt NLRB
Published: April 10, 2013
Tags: Congress, National Labor Relations Board, recess appointments, White House
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has nominated three more candidates to the National Labor Relations Board, but House members vowed to move forward on a measure that would shut down the NLRB until it has a quorum of three Senate-approved members or the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the current challenge to Obama’s recess appointments to the board.
NLRB to seek Supreme Court review of recess appointment ruling
Published: March 13, 2013
Tags: Congress, DC Circuit, NLRB, recess appointments, U.S. Supreme Court, White House
WASHINGTON – The National Labor Relations Board will seek direct U.S. Supreme Court review of a U.S. Court of Appeals ruling invalidating the recess appointments of three of the board’s members.
Lawyers cautiously cheer immigration reform plan
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: February 5, 2013
Tags: Congress, E-verify, Employment Law, immigration reform, visa, White House
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and members of Congress have turned their attention to immigration reform, unveiling their ideas on how to overhaul the federal immigration system for the first time in 27 years.
Lawyers representing employers and immigrants are preparing their clients for the potential effects.
Court strikes down NLRB recess appointments
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: January 25, 2013
Tags: Congress, DC Circuit, NLRB, recess appointments, White House
WASHINGTON – In a ruling likely to send ripples through the labor and employment law bar, a federal appellate court has ruled that President Barack Obama’s recess appointments of three members to the National Labor Relations Board last year were unconstitutional.
Taxes, courts, federal agencies face effect of fiscal cliff
Published: December 31, 2012
Tags: Congress, federal budget, White House
WASHINGTON – The White House and congressional leaders continue to negotiate to prevent the federal government from falling over the so-called fiscal cliff – the set of automatic budget cuts and tax increases slated to begin on Jan. 2 absent congressional action.
Lawmakers: Immigration reform talks in progress
Published: November 14, 2012
Tags: American Immigration Lawyers Association, Congress, immigration, White House
WASHINGTON – After several unsuccessful attempts at passing comprehensive immigration reform in recent years, lawmakers say that new bipartisan talks are underway on a plan they say could make it all the way to the president’s desk.
Justice Department won’t prosecute Holder for contempt
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: July 2, 2012
Tags: Congress, contempt, Department of Justice, Eric Holder, White House
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice has declined to bring contempt of Congress charges against Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr.
House holds AG Holder in contempt of Congress
Published: June 28, 2012
Tags: Congress, contempt, Eric Holder, White House
WASHINGTON – In a historic vote, House lawmakers voted to hold Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. in contempt of Congress for failing to provide certain subpoenaed documents in connection with the controversial federal gun-walking program “Operation Fast and Furious.”
