text:  Quote, because special counsel Smith's exercise of prosecutorial power has not been authorized by law, the court sees no way forward aside from dismissal of the superseding indictment. Cannon also accepts the argument made by Trump's lawyers that funding of the special counsel's office violates the appropriations clause because it should be authorized by Congress. But she says she doesn't need to rule on that because she's dismissing the case based on the violations in the appointment clause.