Legal Opinion
Michael K. Deaver v. Whitney North Seymour, Jr., as Independent Counsel
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 15, 1987No. 87-5056PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON APPELLANT’S EMERGENCY • MOTION FOR A STAY
Before SILBERMAN, WILLIAMS and GINSBURG, Circuit Judges. Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN. Separate Concurring Statement filed by Circuit Judge D.H. GINSBURG. SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:
This case involves a challenge by former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Michael K. Deaver to the constitutionality of the independent counsel provisions of the Ethics in Government Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 49, 591-98 (1982 & Supp. Ill 1985). Deaver filed a civil complaint in federal district court seeking declaratory and injunctive relief from…
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