At bottom, this case is about whether that action amounts to a structural overhaul that usurps Congress's policymaking prerogatives—and it is hard to imagine deciding that question in any meaningful way after those changes have happened.
Jackson's dissent emphasizing the implications of the President's actions on Congress's authority.
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