United States v. Perkins

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Decided January 25, 1886
Full case nameUnited States v. Perkins
Citations116 U.S. 483 ( more )
Holding
Only the President has a constitutionally guarunteed appointment power. The power of Congress under the Appointments Clause to authorize the appointment of inferior officers by other appointing authorities includes the power to limit, restrict, and regulate the removal of such inferior officers
Court membership
Chief Justice
Morrison Waite
Associate Justices
Samuel F. Miller  · Stephen J. Field
Joseph P. Bradley  · John M. Harlan
William B. Woods  · Stanley Matthews
Horace Gray  · Samuel Blatchford
Case opinion
MajorityMatthews, joined by Unanimous
Laws applied
U.S. Const., Art II, Sec. 2, Cl. 2

United States v. Perkins, 116 U.S. 483 (1880) was a decision of the United States Supreme Court concerning the removal power under the Appointments Clause.

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