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· 10/6/2023

Buford Lee Dixon v. the State of Texas

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • outlining criteria for determining Appointments Clause status of a federal officer
  • upholding removal protections for independent counsel contained in the Ethics in Government Act
  • “We need not attempt here to decide ex- actly where the line falls between the two types of officers”
  • upholding judicial appointment of independent counsel

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