Myers v. United States
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Myers v. United States is a 1926 U.S. Supreme Court case that significantly expanded presidential power by holding that the president has the exclusive authority to remove executive branch officials without Senate approval.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Myers v. United States canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1740760 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Myers v. United States Context triple: [Tenure of Office Act, influencedDecision, Myers v. United States]
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A.
Reynolds v. United States
Reynolds v. United States is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the distinction between protected religious belief and regulable religiously motivated conduct, holding that the Free Exercise Clause does not excuse individuals from compliance with otherwise valid criminal laws such as those banning polygamy.
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B.
Abrams v. United States
Abrams v. United States was a 1919 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the conviction of antiwar activists under federal law and is best known for Justice Holmes’s famous dissent articulating the “marketplace of ideas” concept in free speech jurisprudence.
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C.
Dennis v. United States
Dennis v. United States is a landmark 1951 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the convictions of Communist Party leaders under the Smith Act, significantly shaping First Amendment jurisprudence on speech advocating the overthrow of the government.
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D.
Dickerson v. United States
Dickerson v. United States is a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case that reaffirmed the constitutional basis of Miranda warnings and held that Congress could not overrule Miranda v. Arizona by statute.
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E.
Weeks v. United States
Weeks v. United States is a landmark 1914 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the federal exclusionary rule, barring evidence obtained through unconstitutional searches and seizures from being used in federal prosecutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Myers v. United States Target entity description: Myers v. United States is a 1926 U.S. Supreme Court case that significantly expanded presidential power by holding that the president has the exclusive authority to remove executive branch officials without Senate approval.
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A.
Reynolds v. United States
Reynolds v. United States is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the distinction between protected religious belief and regulable religiously motivated conduct, holding that the Free Exercise Clause does not excuse individuals from compliance with otherwise valid criminal laws such as those banning polygamy.
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B.
Abrams v. United States
Abrams v. United States was a 1919 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the conviction of antiwar activists under federal law and is best known for Justice Holmes’s famous dissent articulating the “marketplace of ideas” concept in free speech jurisprudence.
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C.
Dennis v. United States
Dennis v. United States is a landmark 1951 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the convictions of Communist Party leaders under the Smith Act, significantly shaping First Amendment jurisprudence on speech advocating the overthrow of the government.
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D.
Dickerson v. United States
Dickerson v. United States is a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case that reaffirmed the constitutional basis of Miranda warnings and held that Congress could not overrule Miranda v. Arizona by statute.
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E.
Weeks v. United States
Weeks v. United States is a landmark 1914 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the federal exclusionary rule, barring evidence obtained through unconstitutional searches and seizures from being used in federal prosecutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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presidential powers case ⓘ separation of powers case ⓘ |
| arguedYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| citation | 272 U.S. 52 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Appointments Clause
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Article II of the United States Constitution ⓘ Take Care Clause ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decidedYear | 1926 ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1926-10-25 ⓘ |
| decisionType | plenary decision ⓘ |
| defendant |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dissentingJusticesCount | 3 ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy |
Justice James C. McReynolds
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surface form:
James C. McReynolds
Justice Louis D. Brandeis ⓘ
surface form:
Louis D. Brandeis
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ⓘ |
| fullName | Myers v. United States self-link ⓘ |
| holding |
Statutory restrictions requiring Senate consent for the President to remove certain purely executive officers are unconstitutional
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The President has the exclusive power to remove executive branch officials he has appointed with the advice and consent of the Senate ⓘ |
| impact |
expanded presidential power over removal of executive officers
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limited Congress’s ability to restrict presidential removal of purely executive officials ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal law ⓘ |
| keyQuoteSummary | The power of removal is incident to the power of appointment, not to the power of advising and consenting to appointment ⓘ |
| laterLimitedBy | Humphrey’s Executor v. United States ⓘ |
| laterLimitedByCitation | 295 U.S. 602 ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
Appointments Clause
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Tenure of Office Act–type restrictions ⓘ presidential removal power ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| majorityJusticesCount | 6 ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionAuthorRole | Chief Justice of the United States ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy |
President William Howard Taft
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surface form:
William Howard Taft
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| originatingStatute | Act of July 12, 1876, ch. 179, 19 Stat. 78 ⓘ |
| originatingStatuteIssue | required Senate consent for removal of certain postmasters ⓘ |
| page | 52 ⓘ |
| plaintiff | Frank S. Myers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plaintiffRole | postmaster of Portland, Oregon ⓘ |
| precedentialStatus | binding precedent on presidential removal power ⓘ |
| presidentialActionChallenged | removal of a first-class postmaster without Senate consent ⓘ |
| presidentInvolved | Woodrow Wilson ⓘ |
| proceduralPosture | appeal from the Court of Claims ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
constitutional law
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federal administrative law ⓘ |
| topic |
checks and balances
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presidential control over the executive branch ⓘ |
| volume | 272 ⓘ |
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Subject: Myers v. United States Description of subject: Myers v. United States is a 1926 U.S. Supreme Court case that significantly expanded presidential power by holding that the president has the exclusive authority to remove executive branch officials without Senate approval.
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