Appeals court allows Trump to remove watchdog Hampton Dellinger for now
A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed President Donald Trump to temporarily remove the head of an independent watchdog agency who was investigating the administration’s mass firing of probationary federal employees.
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.
Head of watchdog agency throws in towel after contesting Trump firing
President Trump got a victory in federal appeals court Wednesday when a judge cleared the way for him to fire Hampton Dellinger.
Government ethics watchdog removed from post amid legal fight with Trump administration
Hampton Dellinger challenged his termination last month as head of the Office of Special Counsel by suing several Trump administration officials.
Judge rules head of watchdog agency must keep his job, says Trump's bid to oust him was unlawful
The head of a federal watchdog agency must remain in his job, a judge in Washington ruled on Saturday, saying President Donald Trump's bid to remove the special counsel was unlawful. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson sided with Hampton Dellinger,
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.
Federal court allows Trump administration’s temporary removal of watchdog Hampton Dellinger
In a two-page order, the court granted the Trump administration’s request to stay a lower court ruling that blocked the president from summarily firing Hampton Dellinger, head o
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,
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 President Donald Trump’s authority to fire the special counsel.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
'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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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 ...