Opinion analysis: Pragmatism triumphs over formalism

Analysis Leaning heavily upon a long history of Congress and presidents finding ways — sometimes clumsy — to make the federal  government work, and perhaps silently wishing for a day when they might do so again, a sharply divided Supreme Court on Thursday embraced a practical constitutional solution to filling temporary vacancies in U.S. government posts.   Refusing … Continue reading Opinion analysis: Pragmatism triumphs over formalism