Trump v. Cook · ¶51
Of course, that is not to say that a Federal Reserve Governor is entitled to an audience with the President or a full- blown judicial trial. But cf. A. Bamzai, Taft, Frankfurter, and the First Presidential For-Cause Removal, 52 U. Rich. L. Rev. 691 (2018) (describing the formal “committee of inquiry” convened by President Taft to assess whether he had cause to fire two members of the Board of General Appraisers). Instead, all that is required is notice “to the officer of the charges made against him” and “an opportunity to be heard in his defense.” F. Mechem, Law of Public Offices and Officers §454, p. 287 (1890) (Mechem); see also 2 J. Dillon, Commentaries on the Law of Municipal Corporations §§473, 477, pp. 792, 798–802 (5th ed. 1911) (similarly emphasizing the necessity of a particular “formulated charge against the officer” and “an opportunity given to the party of making defence”).…Read in context ›
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