On 08/09/2016 06:49 AM, Matthias Kirschner wrote: I am a layman with interest in US law, but as far as I know:
> - Are presidential memos considered a bit less important than executive > orders? Not in terms of their legal power. Wikipedia states they are considered less prestigious, but does not back up that assertion. > - How binding are those presidential memos? E.g. what happens if an > agency acts against it? Whenever an officer of the federal government chooses to ignore an executive order or a similar instrument, they risk dismissal. After all, they are ignoring an order from their boss. > - Do I understand correct that another president can invalidate such a > presidential memo? Yes. Any future president can undo any past decision within the purview of the Executive branch. -- Heiki Lõhmus Coordinator Translations Free Software Foundation Europe mailto:[email protected] xmpp:[email protected] http://blogs.fsfe.org/repentinus/
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