True or False: In Morrison v. Olson (1988), the Supreme Court rejected the unitary executive theory by a 7-1 vote, upholding for-cause removal protections for independent counsel.

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True. In Morrison v. Olson (1988), the Supreme Court voted 7-1 (Kennedy recused) to uphold the Independent Counsel Act's for-cause removal protections, rejecting unitary executive arguments. Chief Justice Rehnquist wrote that because the independent counsel could be terminated for "good cause," the Executive retained sufficient authority. Justice Scalia wrote a scathing solo dissent defending the unitary executive theory. However, the modern Court has moved toward Scalia's view, with recent cases like Seila Law embracing stronger presidential removal power.

True or False: In Morrison v. Olson (1988), the Supreme Court rejected the unitary executive theory by a 7-1 vote, upholding for-cause removal protections for independent counsel.

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