United States v. Mouat

United States v. Mouat
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 23, 1888
Full case nameUnited States v. Mouat
Citations124 U.S. 303 (more)
Holding
Only those persons appointed by the President, the courts of law, or the head of a department are Officers of the United States. All other persons are mere employees.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Morrison Waite
Associate Justices
Samuel F. Miller · Stephen J. Field
Joseph P. Bradley · John M. Harlan
Stanley Matthews · Horace Gray
Samuel Blatchford · Lucius Q. C. Lamar II
Case opinion
MajorityMiller, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
U.S. Const. art. II, § 2, cl. 2

United States v. Mouat, 124 U.S. 303 (1888), was a decision of the United States Supreme Court concerning the Appointments Clause.

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