I’m studying the Morrison v. Olson case in my political science class and I literally cannot understand it. Why is it even important? I’ve literally never heard about it until now. I feel so stupid because it’s literally going over my head. Please help!
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This is from Wikipedia but the facts are accurate. I’m a lawyer btw.
Morrison v. Olson, 487 U.S. 654 (1988), was a Supreme Court of the United States decision that determined the Independent Counsel Act was constitutional. Morrison also set important precedent determining the scope of Congress’s ability to encumber the President’s authority to remove Officers of the United States from office. In Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2020), the Supreme Court distinguished Morrison as a narrow exception applying only to inferior officers.
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