United States v. Corson

United States v. Corson
United States v. Corson
	Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 4, 1885
Full case name	United States v. Corson
Citations	114 U.S. 619 (more)
Holding
	After the President has dismissed an officer of the United States from service, the former officeholder cannot be restored to his form position by the President's subsequent revocation of the order of dismissal if the initial appointment required the advice and consent of the Senate.
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	Harlan, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
	U.S. Const. art. II, § 2, cl. 2

United States v. Corson, 114 U.S. 619 (1885), was a decision of the United States Supreme Court concerning the Appointments Clause.

References[edit]

Text of United States v. Corson, 114 U.S. 619 (1885) is available from: Cornell Justia

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