Interim Director Hirshfeld’s Authority to Review Upheld - On May 27, 2022, in Arthrex Inc. v. Smith & Nephew Inc., Case No. 18-2140, the Federal Circuit upheld the ability of Acting Director Drew Hirshfeld to issue...more
The Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution1 provides that “principal officers” of the United States must be appointed by the President upon the advice and consent of the Senate. “Inferior officers,” on the other hand,...more