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Encyclopedia > Special prosecutor

A special prosecutor is a lawyer from outside the government appointed by the attorney general or Congress to investigate a federal official for misconduct while in office.


The reasoning is that the Department of Justice may have political connections to those it might be asked to investigate. Inherently, this creates a conflict of interest. The solution is to have someone from outside the department lead the investigation.


Archibald Cox was one of the most notable special prosectors. He was fired during the Saturday Night Massacre. See also Watergate Scandal.


The term is sometimes used as a synonym for Independent Counsel, but under the former law authorizing the Independent Counsel, the appointment was made by a special panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.


External link

  • Definition on Law.com (http://dictionary.law.com/definition2.asp?selected=1987&bold=%7C%7C%7C%7C)

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frontline: secrets of an independent counsel: the office: a brief history of the independent counsel law (2217 words)
Special prosecutors have investigated such notorious cases as the 1920's Teapot Dome bribery and corruption affair and the tax scandals of the early 1950's.
Actually appointing the special prosecutor was a new three-judge panel, based at the US Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia.
All told, the special prosecutor law was invoked eleven times from 1978 to 1982, and resulted in three appointments of a special prosecutor.
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