The Courts Just Got Rid of the Last Person Standing in the Way of Trump’s Federal Worker Purge
Hampton Dellinger remains an oddity in this current bleak iteration of the federal government—an uncaptured executive branch ...
Top government watchdog from NC ends battle to keep job after being fired by Trump
The ouster means that Trump will be able to fill the position with “someone totally beholden to the president,” according to ...
Fired head of federal watchdog agency says he’s ending his legal battle over his removal by Trump
Hampton Dellinger announced his decision to drop his case in an emailed statement a day after the federal appeals court in ...
Government Watchdog Ends Fight to Keep His Job After Trump Firing
Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of Special Counsel, has been a critical figure scrutinizing the recent mass firings ...
Head of watchdog agency ends lawsuit to stop his firing by Trump
The head of an independent watchdog agency said Thursday he was dropping his lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s ...
Federal watchdog removed by Trump drops his case, citing long odds of winning at Supreme Court
Special counsel Hampton Dellinger says he is dropping his lawsuit to try to keep his job after President Donald Trump fired ...
Appeals court allows removal of watchdog agency head as legal battle rages over Trump firing
An appeals court has removed the head of a federal watchdog agency in the latest twist in a legal fight over Republican ...
Special counsel resigns, removing roadblock to Trump firings
U.S. Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger resigned his post on Thursday, removing himself as a hurdle to President Trump’s plans ...
Appeals court allows Trump administration to temporarily remove watchdog Hampton Dellinger
A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed President Donald Trump to temporarily remove the head of an independent watchdog ...
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Official who safeguards whistleblowers drops lawsuit protesting his firing by Trump
An appeals court had allowed the Trump administration to remove Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger while it heard his case.
‘Satisfied the stringent requirements’: Trump given free rein to boot Biden ethics enforcer who helped block mass firings
The Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has given President Trump the green light to finally fire Hampton Dellinger, a ...