Who Judges Who is a Judge? - Podcast
Administrative Law & Regulation and Federalism & Separation of Powers Practice Groups Podcast
Administrative Law & Regulation and Federalism & Separation of Powers Practice Groups Podcast
At bottom, in Kuretski v. Commissioner, presidential power is at stake. Judges of the U.S. Tax Court (26 USC 7443(f)), were arguably characterized by the U.S. Supreme Court, in Freytag v. Commissioner, as exercising a portion of the judicial power of the United States. Recently, however, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals disagreed when it found that the Tax Court exercises only executive power. What are the implications of the D.C. Circuit Court’s opinion on the president’s removal power? Has the D.C. Circuit misread Freytag, or faithfully applied it?
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