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[Date] 04/16/2007 [Headnotes] A position to which is delegated by legal authority a portion of the sovereign powers of the federal government and that is “continuing” is a federal office subject to the Constitution’s Appointments Clause. A person who would hold such a position must be properly made an “Officer[] of the United States” by being appointed pursuant to the procedures specified in the Appointments Clause. [Title] 
Officers of the United States Within the Meaning of the Appointments Clause
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