Blake v. United States

Blake v. United States
Blake v. United States
	Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 1, 1880
Full case name	Blake v. United States
Citations	103 U.S. 227 (more)
Holding
	The President has the power to remove an officer of the United States by the appointment of a successor.
Court membership
	Chief Justice Morrison Waite Associate Justices Nathan Clifford · Noah H. Swayne; Samuel F. Miller · Stephen J. Field; William Strong · Joseph P. Bradley; Ward Hunt · John M. Harlan
Case opinion
Majority	Harlan, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
	U.S. Const. art. II, § 2, cl. 2

Blake v. United States, 103 U.S. 227 (1880), was a decision of the United States Supreme Court concerning the removal power under the Appointments Clause.

References

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