In Morrison v.Olson (1988), the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that the special
prosecutor office was not an unconstitutional violation of the separation of powers
doctrine.

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Morrison v. Olson upheld the constitutionality of the independent counsel statute, which created a special prosecutor office to investigate executive branch officials. The Supreme Court ruled that the unique structure of the office, which included a limited term and removal for cause only by the attorney general or a three-judge panel, did not violate the separation of powers doctrine.

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