Government ethics watchdog fired by Trump drops lawsuit challenging dismissal
Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger said the Supreme Court could take months to resolve the question of whether his termination by President Trump was legal
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 litigation.
DC appeals court allows Trump to fire federal watchdog — for now
The order gives the Trump administration a temporary ability to remove Hampton Dellinger from his special counsel post while his lawsuit plays out.
Appeals court allows Trump administration to remove ethics watchdog Dellinger — for now
The Supreme Court is likely to determine whether President Donald Trump can fire Hampton Dellinger as head of the Office of Special Counsel.
Trump's effort to fire government watchdog 'unlawful,' judge rules
The judge ruled Hampton Dellinger must be allowed to continue serving as the head of the Office of Special Counsel for the remainder of his term.
Government watchdog fired by Trump drops lawsuit to be reinstated
Former U.S. Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger said a decision by the federal appeals court in D.C. led him to believe he was unlikely to prevail.
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
Trump can remove federal watchdog who fought to reinstate thousands of fired workers, appeals court rules
A federal appeals court is allowing President Donald Trump to fire an official who investigates complaints from the federal workforce, lifting a lower court’s injunction that barred Trump from removing Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger.
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Head of federal whistleblower office drops legal battle challenging his firing
Washington — Hampton Dellinger, the former head of the office that investigates whistleblower retaliation, has dropped his legal challenge to his firing by President Trump from his role as ...
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DC Circuit OKs removal of government watchdog head
The three-judge panel lifted a temporary restraining order and stayed a federal judge’s decision that the Trump ...
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Head of watchdog agency throws in towel after contesting Trump firing
Hampton Dellinger, the former head of the Office ... sued the Trump administration in Washington, D.C., federal court after his firing, but a federal appeals court had cleared the way for the ...
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Federal watchdog head ends lawsuit challenging Trump firing
Hampton Dellinger, a Biden-appointed federal watchdog head, ended his lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump‘s decision to fire him. Dellinger was fired from his position at the Office of ...
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DC Circuit to hear Trump bid to fire government watchdog after federal judge finds effort illegal
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled on Saturday that Office of Special Counsel head Hampton Dellinger can remain in ...
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Firings of some federal workers should be halted, watchdog recommends
The request for the halt was issued Friday by Hampton Dellinger ... it in early February by firing Dellinger. He was reinstated by a U.S. district judge in D.C. Trump’s lawyers have appealed ...