As we reported, the DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) has issued a memorandum to the President’s Counsel in which it opined that the President has the legal right to appoint Mick Mulvaney CFPB Acting Director under the provision of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act (FVRA) that authorizes the President to temporarily fill an executive agency position requiring confirmation when the position becomes vacant because the person holding it “dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the office.” … Continue Reading