Springer v. Government of the Philippine Islands

Springer v. Government of the Philippine Islands
Springer v. Government of the Philippine Islands
	Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 10, 1928; Decided May 14, 1928
Full case name	Springer v. Government of the Philippine Islands
Citations	277 U.S. 189 (more)
Holding
	The legislative power does not include the power to appoint the agents charged with enforcing the law. Executive powers may not be attached to a legislative office.
Court membership
	Chief Justice William H. Taft Associate Justices Oliver W. Holmes Jr. · Willis Van Devanter; James C. McReynolds · Louis Brandeis; George Sutherland · Pierce Butler; Edward T. Sanford · Harlan F. Stone
Case opinions
Majority	Sutherland, joined by Taft, Devanter, Butler, Sanford, Stone
Dissent	Holmes, joined by Brandeis
Dissent	McReynolds
Laws applied
	U.S. Const. art. II, § 2, cl. 2

Springer v. Government of the Philippine Islands, 277 U.S. 189 (1928), was a decision of the United States Supreme Court concerning the Appointments Clause.

References

Text of Springer v. Government of the Philippine Islands, 277 U.S. 189 (1928) is available from: Cornell Justia

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