Litigants: | Blake v. United States |
Decidedate: | January 1 |
Decideyear: | 1880 |
Usvol: | 103 |
Uspage: | 227 |
Holding: | The President has the power to remove an officer of the United States by the appointment of a successor. |
Majority: | Harlan |
Joinmajority: | unanimous |
Lawsapplied: | U.S. Const. art. II, ยง 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.