Burnap v. United States, 252 U.S. 512 (1920) (No. 228)
1920
Case name: Burnap v. United States Opinion filed: 1920-04-19 Docket No.: 228 Citations: • 252 U.S. 512 • 40 S. Ct. 374 • 64 L. Ed. 692 • 1920 U.S. LEXIS 1531 Case holding summaries: • “The term ‘head of a department’ means . . . the Secretary in charge of a great division of the executive branch of the government, like the State, Treasury, and War, who is a member of the Cabinet.” • landscape architect in the Office of Public Buildings and Grounds was an employee, not an officer • rejecting procedural and constitutional challenges, and upholding the removal • rejecting procedural and constitutional challenges, and upholding the removal • “The term ‘head of a department’ means . . . the Secretary in charge of a great division of the executive branch of the government, like the State, Treasury, and War, who is a member of the Cabinet.”
