Blake v. United States

Blake v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 1, 1880
Full case name	Blake v. United States
Citations	103 U.S. 227 ( more )
Holding
The President has the power to remove an officer of the United States by the appointment of a successor.
Court membership
Chief Justice Morrison Waite Associate Justices Nathan Clifford  · Noah H. Swayne Samuel F. Miller  · Stephen J. Field William Strong  · Joseph P. Bradley Ward Hunt  · John M. Harlan
Case opinion
Majority	Harlan, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
U.S. Const. art. II, § 2, cl. 2

Blake v. United States, 103 U.S. 227 (1880), was a decision of the United States Supreme Court concerning the removal power under the Appointments Clause.

External links

• Text of Blake v. United States, 103 U.S. 227(1880) is available from: Cornell Justia