Appeals court allows Trump administration to fire whistleblower agency head for now
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia sided with the Trump administration in allowing the immediate removal of Hampton Dellinger as head of the Office of Special Counsel while the court battle continues. Dellinger is likely to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Appeals court allows Trump removal of Hampton Dellinger
A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed President Donald Trump to remove Hampton Dellinger as head of the Office of Special Counsel for now, in one of the most prominent legal challenges over presidential power to fire executive branch officials without cause.
Head of watchdog agency ends lawsuit to stop his firing by Trump
Hampton Dellinger also sought to halt the firing of some probationary government employees amid the Trump administration’s workforce cuts.
Trump can fire government watchdog fighting for federal employees, appeals court rules
The government watchdog who has been getting federal workers temporarily reinstated after arguing their terminations were illegal will be fired and removed from office, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Fired US Watchdog Agency Chief Ends Lawsuit Over Removal by Trump
The fired head of a federal watchdog agency on Thursday said he was ending his legal battle over U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to remove him from office after a federal appeals court cleared the way for him to do so.
Top government watchdog drops lawsuit challenging his termination by Trump
Hampton Dellinger ended his legal challenge after a federal appeals court allowed him to be removed from his post.
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 him. His decision comes a day after the federal appeals court in Washington temporarily removed him from the position,
What the Supreme Court Said about Dellinger v. Bessent in Seila Law v. CFPB
Judge Amy Berman Jackson held that President Trump's removal of Hampton Dellinger as the Special Counsel of the Office of Special Counsel was ...
Fired whistleblower chief Hampton Dellinger ends legal fight after ruling against him
A federal appeals court panel said Trump could fire Office of Special Counsel head Hampton Dellinger for now while litigation ...
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Obama-Appointed Judge Votes in Trump’s Favor
In a footnote to her written order, Judge Amy Berman Jackson expressed her disapproval of the Trump administration. She also ...
Head of federal whistleblower office drops legal battle challenging his firing
Hampton Dellinger's decision to end his legal fight comes after a federal appeals court cleared the way for his firing by President Trump.
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 ...
Special counsel resigns, removing roadblock to Trump firings
Special counsel Hampton Dellinger resigned his post on Thursday, removing himself as a hurdle to President Trump’s plans to ...
Judge rules head of watchdog agency must keep his job, says Trump’s bid to oust him was unlawful
A federal judge has ruled that the head of a federal watchdog agency must remain in his job, saying President Donald Trump’s ...
Firing of whistleblower protection office head unlawful, judge rules
A federal judge on Saturday ruled that President Trump’s firing of the head of an office designed to protect government ...
'Constitutional license to bully officials': Judge declares Trump's firing of watchdog head illegal
A judge declared President Donald Trump's firing of the head of a federal watchdog agency illegal in an early test of the ...
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Court Sides with Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger, Rejects Trump’s Attempt to Oust Federal Watchdog
A federal judge in Washington ruled on Saturday that Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of Special Counsel, must ...