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 ...
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 ...
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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.
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 ...
‘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 ...
Appeals court permits Trump to remove head of federal watchdog agency
A Washington, D.C., appeals court has permitted President Donald Trump to remove the head of a federal watchdog agency amid ...
Trump can fire government watchdog fighting for federal employees, appeals court rules
The 1978 federal law that created the Office of Special Counsel protected the job from firing for anything other than ...
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Official who fought to reinstate fired probationary feds can be removed during legal fight, circuit court says
A federal judge had ruled that President Donald Trump’s firing of Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger was unlawful, but the U.S ...