Trump v. Slaughter · ¶48

In the wake of the Civil War, Chief Justice Taft noted, Congress sought to “reverse this constitutional construction”—but in the end only confirmed it. Id., at 164. “This reversal grew out of the serious political differences” between President Johnson—a Jacksonian Democrat—and congressional Republicans, who boasted “a two-thirds majority” in both Houses of Congress. Id., at 165. Over Johnson’s veto, Congress sought to “curtail the then acknowledged powers of the President” with the Tenure of Office Act, which required him to receive the Senate’s consent before firing most officers. Id., at 165–166.

slip opinion, revised 7/07/26
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