Shurtleff v. United States
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Shurtleff v. United States | |
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Argued January 20, 1903 Decided April 6, 1903 | |
Full case name | Ferdinand N. Shurtleff v. United States |
Citations | 189 U.S. 311 (more) |
Holding | |
The President can, by virtue of his powers under the Appointments Clause, remove an officer of the United States. Absent an express law to the contrary, Congress will not be presumed to have taken away this power. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Peckham, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. art. II, § 2, cl. 2 |
Shurtleff v. United States, 189 U.S. 311 (1903), was a decision of the United States Supreme Court concerning the President's removal power under the Appointments Clause.
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