1. Bowsher v. Synar, No. 85-1377 , SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, April 23, 1986, Argued , July 7, 1986, Decided ** Together with No. 85-1378, United States Senate v. Synar, Member of Congress, et al., and No. 85-1379, O'Neill, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, et al. v. Synar, Member of Congress, et al., also on appeal from the same court.
OVERVIEW: Federal statute that vested the Comptroller General with executive powers and subjected him to removal by Congress alone improperly intruded into the executive function, violating the separation of powers doctrine.
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