may 4, 1903 - U.S. Supreme Court allows presidential removal in spite of statutory limits
Description:
In Shurtleff v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court held that an 1890 statute authorizing the president to remove general appraisers for "inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office" did not prohibit removal for other reasons.Added to timeline:
Date:
may 4, 1903
Now
~ 122 years ago