Litigants: | Blake v. United States |
Arguedate: | January 6 |
Argueyear: | 1890 |
Decidedate: | March 3 |
Decideyear: | 1890 |
Usvol: | 134 |
Uspage: | 99 |
Holding: | Officers of the United States do not hold their office by contract and may be removed at anytime where authorized by law. |
Majority: | Lamar |
Joinmajority: | unanimous |
Lawsapplied: | U.S. Const. art. II, ยง 2, cl. 2 |
Crenshaw v. United States, 134 U.S. 99 (1890), was a decision of the United States Supreme Court concerning the removal power under the Appointments Clause.