United States v. Perkins

1886 United States Supreme Court case
United States v. Perkins
Decided January 25, 1886
Full case nameUnited States v. Perkins
Citations116 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
MajorityMatthews, 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.

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  • Text of United States v. Perkins, 116 U.S. 483 (1886) is available from: Cornell  Justia 
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United States Appointments Clause case law
Appointment of Officers
Officers vs. Employees
Inferior Officers
Recess Appointments
Challenges to Appointments
Appointments by Congress
Removal of Officers
Limits on Removal Power
Removal by Congress
Jurisdiction stripping
Ratification
  • FEC v. NRA Political Victory Fund (1994)


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