Reading Room Document
Recess Appointments During an Intrasession Recess
The President may make interim recess appointments during an intrasession recess of eighteen days. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/file/20586/download.
The OLC's Opinions
Opinions published by the OLC, including those released in response to our FOIA lawsuit