Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-2025
Abstract
In an essay published earlier this fall, Professor Caleb Nelson argues that, as a matter of originalism, the President does not have a constitutional power to remove executive officers. Professor Nelson is a renowned scholar, whose arguments could well influence the Supreme Court in two upcoming removal cases: Trump v. Slaughter and Trump v. Cook. It’s therefore important to evaluate whether his historical claim about removal is correct.
Disciplines
Administrative Law | Law | President/Executive Department
Recommended Citation
Philip A. Hamburger,
Removal: A Response to Professor Nelson,
Yale J. on Reg. Notice & Comment, November 18, 2025
(2025).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/faculty_scholarship/4805