Reading Room Document

The President's Power to Remove Parole Commissioners

The document discusses the President's power to remove members of the United States Parole Commission and concludes that the President has the authority to do so. It argues that the Commission's status as an independent agency within the Department of Justice does not limit the President's removal power. The document also highlights the Executive nature of the parole system and the purely Executive role of the Parole Commissioners. The questions presented for review include whether the President's power to remove the Commissioners is limited by Congressional intent and whether the Commission's independent status affects the President's removal power.

August 11, 1981