Humphrey’s Executor

{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-002481",
  "term": "Humphrey’s Executor",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A landmark Supreme Court case from 1935 that limited the President's power to remove officials from independent regulatory agencies. The Court ruled that the President could not remove a Federal Trade Commission commissioner without cause, establishing a distinction between purely executive officers and those performing quasi-legislative or quasi-judicial functions. This decision reinforced the independence of certain government agencies from direct presidential control.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/humphreys-executor/"
}