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McAllister v. United States

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McAllister v. United States
Argued March 24, 1891
Decided May 25, 1891
Full case nameMcAllister v. United States
Citations141 U.S. 174 (more)
Holding
Congress may provide for the at-will removal of territorial offices, even if such officers exercise judicial functions.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Melville Fuller
Associate Justices
Stephen J. Field · Joseph P. Bradley
John M. Harlan · Horace Gray
Samuel Blatchford · Lucius Q. C. Lamar II
David J. Brewer · Henry B. Brown
Case opinions
MajorityHarlan, joined by Fuller, Bradley, Blatchford, Lamar, Brewer
DissentField, joined by Gray, Brown
Laws applied
U.S. Const. art. II, § 2, cl. 2

McAllister v. United States, 141 U.S. 174 (1891), was a decision of the United States Supreme Court concerning the removal power under the Appointments Clause.

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