Acting federal officials
United States v. Office of the New York State Attorney General
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- The United States filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to review its dispute with the Office of the New York State Attorney General over who may temporarily perform the duties of a vacant federal office requiring presidential appointment and Senate confirmation.
- What's at stake
- The dispute concerns who may temporarily perform duties of the federal office at issue while it is vacant.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The petition asks whether someone who becomes the office’s first assistant after the vacancy may serve as acting officer, and whether someone else may receive duties that the law allows to be delegated.
The Federal Vacancies Reform Act sets rules for who may temporarily perform duties of certain vacant federal offices.
Question presented
1. Whether a person who becomes the first assistant after a vacancy arises is ineligible to be the acting officer under Section 3345(a)(1). 2. Whether Section 3347(a) prohibits a person who is not an acting officer under Section 3345(a) from being delegated all of the duties of a vacant office that may be delegated to others and that are not exclusive to the vacant office.
What happens next
The Court’s next step is to decide whether to hear the case. No argument or decision date is set.
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- What questions does the petition raise?
- It asks whether an official who becomes the office’s first assistant after a vacancy opens may serve as acting officer, and whether someone else may receive all duties the law allows to be delegated.
Sources
Primary materials from the Court and the parties. Grounded in docket records and cited sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.