Head of watchdog agency throws in towel after contesting Trump firing
Appeals court temporarily greenlights Trump’s firing of whistleblower office head
A federal appeals court Wednesday agreed to the Trump administration’s request to greenlight the president’s firing of U.S. Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger until the court resolves a legal
Appeals court allows Trump to remove government watchdog while case moves forward
A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals said Hampton Dellinger could be removed as head of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel.
Appeals court allows Trump administration to remove ethics watchdog Dellinger — for now
The Supreme Court is likely to determine whether President Donald Trump can fire Hampton Dellinger as head of the Office of Special Counsel.
Obama-Appointed Judge Votes in Trump's Favor
In a footnote to her written order, Judge Amy Berman Jackson compared the Trump administration to a bull in a china shop while castigating the White House lawyers for claiming in her court that reinstating Dellinger would cause too much disruption in the special counsel's office:
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DC Circuit to hear Trump bid to fire government watchdog after federal judge finds effort illegal
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled on Saturday that Office of Special Counsel head Hampton Dellinger can remain in his role after President Donald Trump tried to terminate him without clear cause.
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Federal judge rules Trump’s firing of head of special counsel was unlawful, will maintain his job
Hampton Dellinger, appointed by former President Joe Biden to head the Office of Special Counsel, sued the Trump administration in Washington, D.C., federal court after his Feb. 7 firing.
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Judge rules head of watchdog agency must keep his job, says Trump's bid to oust him was unlawful
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — The head of a federal watchdog ... U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson sided with Hampton Dellinger, who leads the Office of Special Counsel, in a legal battle over ...
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Firings of some federal workers should be halted, watchdog recommends
The request for the halt was issued Friday by Hampton Dellinger ... it in early February by firing Dellinger. He was reinstated by a U.S. district judge in D.C. Trump’s lawyers have appealed ...
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Trump's effort to fire government watchdog 'unlawful,' judge rules
President Donald Trump’s effort to remove the head of a federal watchdog agency was “unlawful,” a federal judge in Washington, D.C., said ... s bid to remove Hampton Dellinger as the head ...