Appointments and Removals — related Supreme Court cases
This page groups Supreme Court cases that involve the constitutional concept “Appointments and Removals”. Use it to explore related decisions and see how the same idea shows up across different cases.
“Appointments and Removals” is:
Constitutional rules governing the appointment and removal of federal officers.
Source: Article II Where this concept definition/label comes from (for example, a constitutional provision or a reference framework).
Cases
These are cases where this concept was identified as relevant. Click a case to view its summary, holding, and supporting syllabus excerpts.
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Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc.
27th June 2025
The case primarily concerns whether Task Force members are inferior officers and whether their appointment by the Secretary of HHS is consistent with the Appointments Clause.
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Trump v. United States
1st July 2024
The case discusses the President's authority to remove executive officers, which is a component of the broader discussion on executive power and immunity.
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Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. FTC
14th April 2023
The case involves constitutional rules governing the removal of federal officers, specifically the ALJs' tenure protections and their accountability to the President.
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Collins v. Yellen
23rd June 2021
The Court addressed the constitutionality of the President's power to remove the FHFA Director, which is central to the case.
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United States v. Arthrex, Inc.
21st June 2021
The case primarily concerns the constitutionality of the appointment of Administrative Patent Judges (APJs) and whether they are principal or inferior officers under the Appointments Clause.
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Carr v. Saul
22nd April 2021
The case revolves around whether SSA ALJs were constitutionally appointed under the Appointments Clause.
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Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
29th June 2020
The decision centers on the constitutionality of restrictions on the President's power to remove the CFPB Director.
