Morrison v. Olson

This case presents us with a challenge to the independent counsel provisions of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, 28 U. S. C. §§49, 591 et seq. (1982 ed., Supp. V). We hold *660today that these provisions of the Act do not violate the Appointments Clause of the Constitution, Art. II, §2, cl. 2, or the limitations of Article III, nor do they impermissibly interfere with the President’s authority under Article II in violation of the constitutional principle of separation of powers.

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Briefly stated, Title VI of the Ethics in Government Act (Title VI or the Act), 28 U. S. C. §§591-599 (1982…