Wiener v. United States

Wiener v. United States
Argued November 18, 1957
Decided June 30, 1958
Full case nameWiener v. United States
Citations357 U.S. 349 (more)
Holding
The Appointments Clause does not guarantee the President may remove at will an officer of the United States who exercises quasi-judicial authority
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · Felix Frankfurter
William O. Douglas · Harold H. Burton
Tom C. Clark · John M. Harlan II
William J. Brennan Jr. · Charles E. Whittaker
Case opinion
MajorityFrankfurter, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
U.S. Const. art. II, § 2, cl. 2

Wiener v. United States, 357 U.S. 349 (1958), was a decision of the United States Supreme Court in which the Court held that the Appointments Clause does not guarantee the President may remove at will an officer of the United States who exercises quasi-judicial authority.

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