In a footnote to her written order, Judge Amy Berman Jackson expressed her disapproval of the Trump administration. She also criticized the White House lawyers for telling her in court that bringing Dellinger back would cause too much chaos in the special counsel’s office.

Hampton Dellinger remains an oddity in this current bleak iteration of the federal government—an uncaptured executive branch official.

Hampton Dellinger's decision to end his legal fight comes after a federal appeals court cleared the way for his firing by President Trump.

A federal appeals court panel said Trump could fire Office of Special Counsel head Hampton Dellinger for now while litigation continued, but Dellinger said Wednesday that he’s ending his legal fight.

A federal judge has ruled that the head of a federal watchdog agency must remain in his job, saying President Donald Trump’s bid to remove the special counsel was unlawful.

A federal judge on Saturday ruled that President Trump’s firing of the head of an office designed to protect government whistleblowers was unlawful.  U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled

Special counsel Hampton Dellinger resigned his post on Thursday, removing himself as a hurdle to President Trump’s plans to fire thousands of federal employees.

A judge declared President Donald Trump's firing of the head of a federal watchdog agency illegal in an early test of the scope of presidential power.

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson sided with Hampton Dellinger, who leads the Office of Special Counsel, in a legal battle over the president's authority to oust the head of the independent ...