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Recess Appointments

People line up in the rain outside of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington April 29, 2014.

Supreme Court limits presidential...

By Steve Benen, The Rachel Maddow Show

Presidential recess appointments are a power specifically given to presidents in the Constitution. But as of today, that power is greatly limited.

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Barack Obama Barack Obama meets President Mariano Rajoy Brey in Washington, Jan. 13, 2014.

Supreme Court questions Obama's power

A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., January 13, 2014. — Rachel Maddow

High court tackles recess appointments

These folks want to engage clinic patients in "conversation at a close distance." — Rachel Maddow

Supreme Court sets stage for fights over...

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Senate GOP seeks strict limits on recess...

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit — Rachel Maddow

The consequences of scrapping recess...