Edmond v. United States

Edmond v. United States, 520 U.S. 651 (1997), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States on the status of members of the Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals under the Appointments Clause

Edmond v. United States
Argued February 24, 1997
Decided May 19, 1997
Full case nameJon E. Edmond v. United States
Docket no.96-262
Citations520 U.S. 651 (more)
117 S. Ct. 1573; 137 L. Ed. 2d 917
Holding
Inferior officers are those who are supervised and directed by principal officers, that is, those officers appointed by the President with the consent of the Senate.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinions
MajorityScalia, joined by Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, and Breyer
ConcurrenceSouter
Laws applied
U.S. Const., Art. II, §2, cl. 2

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