| Myers v. United States | |
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| Argued December 5, 1923 Reargued April 13–14, 1925 Decided October 25, 1926 | |
| Full case name | Frank S. Myers, Administratrix v. United States |
| Citations | 272 U.S. 52 (more) 47 S. Ct. 21; 71 L. Ed. 160; 1926 U.S. LEXIS 35 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Appeal from the Court of Claims |
| Holding | |
| The President has the exclusive authority to remove Executive Branch officials from office and the Appointments Clause generally prohibits Congress from restricting this power. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Taft, joined by Van Devanter, Sutherland, Butler, Sanford, Stone |
| Dissent | Holmes |
| Dissent | McReynolds |
| Dissent | Brandeis |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. art. II, § 2, cl. 2 | |
Myers v. United States, 272 U.S. 52 (1926), was a United States Supreme Court decision ruling that the President has the exclusive power to remove executive branch officials, and does not need the approval of the Senate or any other legislative body. It was distinguished in 1935 by Humphrey's Executor v. United States. However, in Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2020), the Supreme Court interpreted Myers as establishing that the President generally has unencumbered removal power. Myers was the first Supreme Court case to address the president's removal powers.