In Re: Alexis M Herman’s Empirical Analysis
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2
cited by 2 later decisions
August 2002
most recently cited
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Relies on Morrison v. Olson · Olson v. 86-1 · In Re Oliver L. North (Dutton Fee Application) · In Re Oliver L. North (Bush Fee Application) · In re Sealed Case
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“), pursuant to section 592(a) of the Act, conducted a preliminary investigation to determine whether further investigation was warranted into whether Herman accepted the illegal payments or directed the solicitation of the illegal campaign contributions. On May 11, 1998, at the conclusion of the preliminary investigation, the AG, having determined that further investigation was warranted, submitted her application to us for the appointment of an independent counsel to look into the matter (hereinafter referred to as”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“28 U.S.C. § 592 (a)(1) (emphasis added). Consequently, the matters under investigation by an independent counsel are generally going to be the same as those investigated during the preliminary investigation. The question we need to answer is whether the investigation by the IC merely duplicates that of the DOJ. Duplication by definition does not occur if the IC's investigation extends significantly beyond that of the DOJ's preliminary investigation. See In re Olson, 884 F.2d at 1420 (”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“that if the Attorney General had had all of the standard prosecutorial tools available to her, the scope, depth and thoroughness of her investigation would have been similar, if not identical, to that of the Independent Counsel.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
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