Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Recognized by Bluesky for Download of the Week

Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was recognized by social media platform Bluesky for authoring its Download of the Week. In the abstract of his article “Presidential Control of the Civil Service,” Prof. Bednar wrote, “Conventional wisdom treats the federal civil service as largely beyond the president’s reach. This Article challenges that assumption. Legal scholars too often focus on constitutional powers rather than statutory authority. Yet the president has possessed statutory authority to regulate entrance into the civil service and the conduct of federal employees since before the passage of the Pendleton Act.” Read more.