Ryder v. United States

Ryder v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 18, 1995 Decided June 12, 1995
Full case name	Ryder v. United States
Docket no.	94-431
Citations	515 U.S. 177 (more)
Argument	Oral argument
Holding
A petitioner who makes a timely challenge to the constitutionality of the appointment of an Officer of the United States is entitled to a decision on the merits of the question under the Appointments Clause.
Court membership
Chief Justice William Rehnquist Associate Justices John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy David Souter · Clarence Thomas Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinion
Majority	Rehnquist, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
U.S. Const. art. II, § 2, cl. 2

Ryder v. United States, 515 U.S. 177 (1995), was a decision of the United States Supreme Court concerning the Appointments Clause.

External links

• Text of Ryder v. United States, 515 U.S. 177 (1995) is available from: Justia  Oyez (oral argument audio)