Supreme Court declines to intervene for now in Trump's bid to fire head of whistleblower office
President Trump removed Hampton Dellinger from his position as special counsel on Feb. 7, but a federal judge ordered him to be reinstated for a short period.
Trump DOJ tells Supreme Court that fired special counsel is delaying other firings
The Trump administration complained to the Supreme Court that one of the people it’s trying to fire, special counsel Hampton Dellinger, is positioning himself to block firings of other employees.
First Test of Trump’s Power to Fire Officials Reaches Supreme Court
The court’s conservative majority may be receptive to the argument that presidents have unlimited power to remove leaders of independent agencies.
Supreme Court delays ruling on Trump admin's request to approve firing head of whistleblower agency
The Supreme Court placed the emergency application in "abeyance," until the temporary reinstallment of Hampton Dellinger as the leader of the Office of Special Counsel expires next Wednesday.
DOJ implores Supreme Court to swiftly hear Trump request to fire ethics watchdog chief
The Trump administration is requesting the Supreme Court to overrule a federal judge's blocking of the firing of Hampton Dellinger
DOJ doubles down on Supreme Court intervening in Trump firing case
The Justice Department doubled down on its demand that the Supreme Court step in to greenlight President Trump’s firing of a government whistleblower office head, warning in a Wednesday letter that he is still “wielding executive power.
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Supreme Court declines Trump's emergency bid to immediately fire head of watchdog agency
The court postponed deciding until next week whether to grant Trump's emergency request to lift a judge's order reinstating ...
Trump admin seeks permission to fire head of the Office of Special Counsel
The Trump administration filed an appeal with the Supreme Court with hopes of getting permission to fire the head of the ...
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The Latest News, Simplified: What is the Office of Special Counsel, and Why Was the Leader Fired?
On Feb. 7, leader of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger was fired by President Donald Trump. Some may ...
Trump axes security clearances for law firm attorneys who aided special counsel Jack Smith: ‘I just want to savor this’
The memorandum signed by Trump yanks the clearances of “Koski and all members, partners, and employees of Covington & Burling ...
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Trump administration to ask Supreme Court to keep fired government watchdog off the job as case pends
The Justice Department plans to elevate the case ... Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position as Special Counsel of the US Office of Special Counsel is terminated, ...
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Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s firing of key government watchdog
A federal judge extended a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration’s move to fire a top government ...
Trump moves to suspend security clearances of lawyers at DC law firm helping Jack Smith
President Donald Trump has ordered the suspension of any security clearances held by lawyers at a prominent Washington law ...
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Jack Smith Signs Letter Critical of Pam Bondi, Suggesting That Trump Prosecutor Is Disinclined To Disappear
Attorney General Bondi has promised a “new DOJ,” and swaths of the Department of Justice’s alumni are not happy with the ...