Holding
The Court upheld the Independent Counsel provision of the Ethics in Government Act because it did not violate the separation of powers by increasing the power of one branch at the expense of another. Instead, even though the President could not directly fire the independent counsel, the person holding that office was still an Executive branch officer, not under the control of either U.S. Congress or the courts.
Read more about this topic: Morrison V. Olson
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