Could the Supreme Court End the Era of Special Prosecutors?

The possibility is coming into view in the case over the constitutionality of the appointment of Jack Smith.

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Nelson Shanks's portrait of Justice Antonin Scalia, 2016, detail. Via Wikimedia Commons

Could the showdown between President Trump and Jack Smith lead to the overturning of Morrison v. Olson? That is the case that gave the imprimatur of the high court to an independent counsel, which overlaps with the issues as the 11th Appeals Circuit gets ready to review Attorney General Garland’s appointment of the Special Counsel. Justice Antonin Scalia’s lone dissent in Morrison could be tomorrow’s majority.  

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