Humphrey’s Executor
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Humphrey’s Executor was the legal representative of the deceased Federal Trade Commissioner William E. Humphrey in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case challenging presidential power to remove independent agency officials.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal representative
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party to a lawsuit ⓘ |
| caseCitation | Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, 295 U.S. 602 (1935) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caseFiledAgainst | United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caseOutcomeFor | prevailing party in Humphrey’s Executor v. United States ⓘ |
| caseResultedIn | Supreme Court decision restricting at-will presidential removal of FTC commissioners ⓘ |
| constitutionalContext |
Article II of the U.S. Constitution
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doctrine of separation of powers ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped define independence of administrative agencies from presidential control
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limited the President’s removal power over members of independent regulatory commissions ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States federal courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
presidential power to remove officials of independent regulatory agencies
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separation of powers ⓘ |
| legalPosition | President could not remove a Federal Trade Commissioner except for causes specified by statute ⓘ |
| opposedParty |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Humphrey’s Executor v. United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyInCaseType | U.S. Supreme Court case ⓘ |
| relatedAreaOfLaw |
administrative law
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constitutional law ⓘ separation of powers jurisprudence ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine | removal power doctrine ⓘ |
| relatedToOffice | Federal Trade Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToPerson | William E. Humphrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToPresident | Franklin D. Roosevelt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represented | William E. Humphrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedInterest | estate of a Federal Trade Commissioner ⓘ |
| roleOf | executor of the estate of William E. Humphrey ⓘ |
| sought | recovery of salary allegedly wrongfully withheld after removal of William E. Humphrey ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
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