Abstract

Lots of ink has been spilled over when Congress can give federal officials for-cause protection. One would think that a necessary antecedent to that discussion would be a determination of exactly what for-cause protection entails. What is “inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office”? Yet no one knows; the debate over the permissibility of that restriction proceeds in blissful uncertainty as to its scope.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-14-2018

Publisher

Jotwell: The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)

Disciplines

Administrative Law | Constitutional Law | Legal History | Legal Profession | President/Executive Department

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