Trump v. Slaughter · ¶56

Having to contend with Myers, Humphrey’s said far less. Justice Sutherland, writing for the Court, started by reaffirming that the President possesses “the exclusive and illimitable power” to remove “all purely executive officers,” just as Myers held. 295 U. S., at 627–628. He then pivoted. There are some presidentially appointed officials, he explained, who may perform “executive function[s]” but exercise “no part of the executive power.” Id., at 628. And for those officials, “the decision in the Myers case cannot be accepted as controlling.” Id., at 627.

slip opinion, revised 7/07/26
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