Edmond v. United States
1997 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edmond v. United States, 520 U.S. 651 (1997), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States on the status of members of the Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals under the Appointments Clause.
Quick Facts Edmond v. United States, Argued February 24, 1997 Decided May 19, 1997 ...
Edmond v. United States | |
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Argued February 24, 1997 Decided May 19, 1997 | |
Full case name | Jon E. Edmond v. United States |
Docket no. | 96-262 |
Citations | 520 U.S. 651 (more) 117 S. Ct. 1573; 137 L. Ed. 2d 917 |
Holding | |
Inferior officers are those who are supervised and directed by principal officers, that is, those officers appointed by the President with the consent of the Senate. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Scalia, joined by Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer; Souter (Parts I and II) |
Concurrence | Souter (in part) |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const., Art. II, §2, cl. 2 |
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