A recent U.S. Appeals Court ruling that found Puerto Rico’s federally created fiscal oversight board was unconstitutionally appointed will be appealed to the Supreme Court, the board announced yesterday, Reuters reported. The board, which was authorized under a 2016 federal law known as PROMESA, also said that it is seeking to put on hold the 1st Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ decision to set a 90-day period to allow President Donald Trump and the Senate to constitutionally validate the appointments or reconstitute the board. In a Feb. 15 ruling, the Boston-based appeals court said oversight board members are principal U.S. officers and should have been appointed by the president “with the advice and consent of the Senate.” The board said it was established “as an entity within the government of Puerto Rico and not the federal government” and that the U.S. Constitution’s Appointments Clause does not apply to its members.
