The Independent Counsel Law: End It, Don’t Mend It,
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1999
Abstract
Initially, I believed the independent-counsel statute was a good idea, but recent events have made me reconsider its wisdom, its necessity and its constitutionality. The problem is not merely that a partisan might be appointed and thus have an opportunity to hunt his enemy. A more systemic problem exists: The independent counsel is not subject to most of the constraints usually placed on prosecutorial discretion.
Publication Citation
Susan Low Bloch, The Independent Counsel Law: End It, Don’t Mend It, 4 IntellectualCapital.com. 949 (Feb. 18-25, 1999)
Scholarly Commons Citation
Bloch, Susan Low, "The Independent Counsel Law: End It, Don’t Mend It," (1999). Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works. 1561.
https://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/facpub/1561