High Court Sets Strict Test For Trump Nominees To Serve In Acting Roles

The Supreme Court has issued a ruling barring almost all acting agency officials from continuing in that role after being nominated to take the same position permanently -- a strict test that could limit President Donald Trump's ability to fill top slots at EPA and that also raises questions over the legitimacy of actions by the Obama EPA's deputy chief. The March 21 ruling in National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) v. SW General says that under the Federal Vacancies Reform...