Litigants: | McAllister v. United States |
Arguedate: | March 24 |
Argueyear: | 1891 |
Decidedate: | May 25 |
Decideyear: | 1891 |
Usvol: | 141 |
Uspage: | 174 |
Holding: | Congress may provide for the at-will removal of territorial offices, even if such officers exercise judicial functions. |
Majority: | Harlan |
Joinmajority: | Fuller, Bradley, Blatchford, Lamar, Brewer |
Dissent: | Field |
Joindissent: | Gray, Brown |
Lawsapplied: | U.S. Const. art. II, ยง 2, cl. 2 |
McAllister v. United States, 141 U.S. 174 (1891), was a decision of the United States Supreme Court concerning the removal power under the Appointments Clause.