Reading Room Document

Effect of Holdover Provisions of the Legal Services Corporation Act on the President's Authority to Make Recess Appointments to the Corporation's Board of Directors

This document discusses the issue of whether the holdover provisions of the Legal Services Corporation Act prevent the President from making recess appointments to its board of directors after their terms have expired. The conclusion reached is that these provisions do not affect the President's power to make recess appointments. The document presents questions regarding the interpretation of the Legal Services Corporation Act and the impact of holdover provisions on the President's authority to make recess appointments. It also raises the issue of whether temporary appointments or holdover clauses fill vacancies in the constitutional sense.

February 6, 1978