Judge extends block on firing head of whistleblower protection office by three days
A federal judge on Wednesday extended an order barring President Trump from firing the head of an office designed to protect government whistleblowers by three days as she weighs further relief.
US Judge May Extend TRO Protecting Federal Whistleblower Advocate From Firing by White House
U.S. District Senior Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the District of Columbia expressed skepticism with an "Article II wins the day" absolute argument as she hinted she may extend the expiration date of a temporary restraining order preventing the Trump administration from firing Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger.
US judge briefly extends reinstatement of watchdog fired by Trump
A U.S. judge on Wednesday briefly extended an order reinstating the head of a federal watchdog agency responsible for protecting whistleblowers who had challenged his firing by President Donald Trump.
Judge Extends Halt on Trump Firing Whistleblower Agency Head
A federal judge extended a temporary order blocking President Donald Trump from firing the head of an independent US agency that protects government whistleblowers, even as the White House aims to get the case on a fast-track to the Supreme Court.
Federal judge hints she will continue blocking Trump from firing head of whistleblower protection agency
A federal judge indicated she will extend a temporary restraining order on President Donald Trump's effort to fire Office of Special Counsel head Hampton Dellinger.
Judge extends block on Trump’s firing of whistleblower watchdog chief
A judge extended a block on Trump firing whistleblower watchdog chief Hampton Dellinger as courts weigh his removal, setting up a legal battle over executive power.
'We're in some other world now': Judge calls out Trump DOJ for running to SCOTUS over 'unappealable TRO' and asks if 'only what the current president wants' is law n…
With a possible Supreme Court showdown lurking, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday weighed whether she should ...
A room with "five men and a phone in it": Lawsuit filing details DOGE's plans to dismantle the CFPB
Before a last-minute intervention by a federal judge, Trump administration officials were planning to strip apart the ...
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Supreme Court sidesteps Trump’s effort to remove watchdog agency head
The Supreme Court on Friday left in place for now an order by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that instructed President ...
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Supreme Court declines Trump's emergency bid to immediately fire head of watchdog agency
That order is set to expire Feb. 26 unless extended by U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson after a hearing. The court ...
Watchdog Official Urges Supreme Court Not to Let Trump Fire Him
Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger has urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to disturb a lower court ruling preventing President ...
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Trump renews request for justices to allow firing of OSC head
The Trump administration on Wednesday reiterated its request for the Supreme Court to lift an order by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that instructed President Donald Trump to temporarily reinst ...
Supreme Court pauses judge’s order that U.S. spend $2 billion in promised foreign aid
A federal judge had set a deadline for the administration to lift its funding freeze at USAID. The order by Chief Justice ...
Trump’s firing powers on the line in special counsel court battle
A federal judge grappled Wednesday with the extent of President Trump’s power to fire people in his administration, in a case ...
Trump Seeks Prompt Supreme Court Review of His Power to Fire Officials
The justices ruled last week that the president could not, for now, remove a government lawyer who leads the watchdog agency ...
DOJ implores Supreme Court to swiftly hear Trump request to fire ethics watchdog chief
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to overrule a U.S. district judge’s decision and move forward with the ...