United States v. Perkins

CourtUnited States Supreme Court
Writing for the CourtMATTHEWS
Citation21 Ct.Cl. 499,29 L.Ed. 700,6 S.Ct. 449,116 U.S. 483
PartiesUNITED STATES v. PERKINS. Filed
Decision Date25 January 1886
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56 practice notes
  • Allison v. United States, No. 507-69.
    • United States
    • Court of Federal Claims
    • 15 de outubro de 1971
    ...they were considered as not having been discharged at all. That is not the situation here. In this regard, see United States v. Perkins, 116 U.S. 483, 6 S.Ct. 449, 29 L.Ed. 700 (1886); and United States v. Wickersham, 201 U.S. 390, 26 S.Ct. 469, 50 L.Ed. 798 The Tucker Act is not blanket au......
  • Chambers v. United States, No. 141-70.
    • United States
    • Court of Federal Claims
    • 15 de outubro de 1971
    ...discharged at all, since their discharge was illegal. This principle was aptly described by the Supreme Court in United States v. Perkins, 116 U.S. 483, 6 S.Ct. 449, 29 L.Ed. 700 (1886) (appealed from the Court of Claims) as "It follows that as the claimant * * * was illegally discharged he......
  • Rop v. Fed. Hous. Fin. Agency, File No. 1:17-CV-497
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 6th Circuit. United States District Court (Western District Michigan)
    • 8 de setembro de 2020
    ...to exercise any executive power." Seila Law , 140 S. Ct. at 2199.The Court recognized the second exception in United States v. Perkins , 116 U.S. 483, 6 S.Ct. 449, 29 L.Ed. 700 (1886), and Morrison v. Olson , 487 U.S. 654, 108 S.Ct. 2597, 101 L.Ed.2d 569 (1988). Perkins involved tenure prot......
  • Synar v. United States, Civ. A. No. 85-3945
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. United States District Court (Columbia)
    • 7 de fevereiro de 1986
    ...and necessary rule, to consider the power of removal as incident to the power of appointment." Id. at 259. In United States v. Perkins, 116 U.S. 483, 6 S.Ct. 449, 29 L.Ed. 700 (1886), the Court upheld an award of back pay to a cadet-engineer in the Navy, who had been appointed by the Secret......
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51 cases
  • FREE ENT. FUND v. PUBLIC CO. ACCTG. OVERSIGHT BD., No. 08-861.
    • United States
    • United States Supreme Court
    • 7 de dezembro de 2009
    ...by the President, whom the President may not remove at will but only for good 130 S.Ct. 3147 cause. Likewise, in United States v. Perkins, 116 U.S. 483, 21 Ct.Cl. 499, 6 S.Ct. 449, 29 L.Ed. 700 (1886), and Morrison v. Olson, 487 U.S. 654, 108 S.Ct. 2597, 101 L.Ed.2d 569 (1988), the Court su......
  • Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Co. Account. over., No. 07-5127.
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (District of Columbia)
    • 22 de agosto de 2008
    ...by such legislation he must be governed, not only in making appointments, but in all that is incident thereto. United States v. Perkins, 116 U.S. 483, 485, 21 Ct.Cl. 499, 6 S.Ct. 449, 29 L.Ed. 700 (1886). In Myers v. United States, 272 U.S. 52, 47 S.Ct. 21, 71 L.Ed. 160 (1926), the Court re......
  • Kaplan v. Conyers, 2011-3207
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    • 20 de agosto de 2013
    ...the Executive Branch other than the President can only be removed as authorized by Congressional legislation. In United States v. Perkins, 116 U.S. 483, 485 (1886), the Supreme Court made this clear in holding that Executive Branch employees not appointed by the President cannot be removed ......
  • Kaplan v. Conyers, No. 2011–3207.
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    • 20 de agosto de 2013
    ...the Executive Branch other than the President can only be removed as authorized by Congressional legislation. In United States v. Perkins, 116 U.S. 483, 485, 21 Ct.Cl. 499, 6 S.Ct. 449, 29 L.Ed. 700 (1886), the Supreme Court made this clear in holding that Executive Branch employees not app......
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2 books & journal articles
  • The Constitution, the Environment, and the Prospect of Enhanced Executive Power
    • United States
    • Environmental Law Reporter Nbr. 40-10, October 2010
    • 1 de outubro de 2010
    ...71. E.g. , Morrison v. Olson, 487 U.S. 654 (1988); Humphrey’s Ex’r v. United States, 295 U.S. 602 (1935); United States v. Perkins, 116 U.S. 483 (1886). 72. Free Enter. Fund , 130 S. Ct. at 3153. 73. Id . at 3154. Copyright © 2010 Environmental Law Institute®, Washington, DC. reprinted with......
  • The Separation-Of-Powers Counterrevolution.
    • United States
    • Yale Law Journal Vol. 131 Nbr. 7, May 2022
    • 1 de maio de 2022
    ...Embry, 100 U.S. at 684-85. (245.) Id. at 684. (246.) Blake v. United States, 103 U.S. 227, 235-36 (1881). (247.) United States v. Perkins, 116 U.S. 483, 484-85 (248.) See ALYN BRODSKY, GROVER CLEVELAND: A STUDY IN CHARACTER 134-38 (2000). (249.) Id. at 135-37. (250.) Id. (251.) 8 A COMPILAT......

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