United States v. Perkins

United States v. Perkins
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 25, 1886
Full case name	United States v. Perkins
Citations	116 U.S. 483 (more)
Holding
Only the President has a constitutionally guaranteed 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
Majority	Matthews, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
U.S. Const. art. II, § 2, cl. 2

United States v. Perkins, 116 U.S. 483 (1886), was a decision of the United States Supreme Court concerning the removal power under the Appointments Clause.

External links

• Text of United States v. Perkins, 116 U.S. 483 (1886) is available from: Cornell  Justia