Overview of the Independent Counsel Provisions of the Ethics in Government Act.

Summarizes provisions of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 which allow the Attorney General to apply to a special three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals for the appointment of an independent counsel, following allegations that high-level Federal officials have committed Federal crimes.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1988.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Governmental investigations. Lawyers. United States > Officials and employees. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Description
Summary:	Summarizes provisions of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 which allow the Attorney General to apply to a special three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals for the appointment of an independent counsel, following allegations that high-level Federal officials have committed Federal crimes.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.