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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
‘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 ...
Special counsel ends suit to remain in job amid battle for probationary workers
The head of the Office of the Special Counsel (OSC) is ending his legal bid to remain in his post after being fired by President Trump, calling into question the future of an office that has been ...
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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 ...