Trump asks court to allow firing of watchdog agency official
This article was updated on Feb. 18 at 12:37 p.m. The Trump administration on Sunday asked the Supreme Court to block an order by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that would require the president
Trump admin makes emergency appeal to Supreme Court to allow whistleblower agency head’s firing
In an emergency appeal, Justice Department lawyers have asked the high court to lift a federal judge’s order temporarily blocking Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger from being fired.
Judge temporarily reinstates head of whistleblower office fired by Trump
A federal judge late Wednesday agreed to a temporary restraining order blocking President Trump from firing the head of the Office of the Special Counsel (OSC), keeping a key protector of
Watchdog agency head tells justices to stay out of firing dispute
Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger told the justices on Tuesday to leave in place a federal judge’s temporary order to reinstate him to his job. The head of the independent agency charged with whistleb
First test of Trump’s power to fire officials reaches Supreme Court
The filing amounts to a challenge to a foundational precedent that said Congress can limit the president’s power to fire leaders of independent agencies.
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow firing of whistleblower agency head
President Trump's firings of the members of independent agencies and boards have prompted a string of legal fights that could set the Supreme Court up to reconsider and potentially overturn a 90-year-old decision that shields certain executive branch officials from being removed after political shifts in the White House.
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The First ‘Mini-Me’ Executive Branch Case Gets to the Supreme Court on an Emergency Appeal
The first case involving judicial interference in the president’s executive authority has reached the Supreme Court.
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Federal Judge Issues Order Prohibiting Massive Layoffs, Budget Cuts at CFPB Pending Ruling on Motion for Preliminary Injunction
A federal judge has issued an order temporarily prohibiting the Trump Administration from imposing mass layoffs and budget cuts at the CFPB.
Layoffs halted at CFPB for now as judge considers union’s lawsuit
Although a federal judge issued an order confirming a temporary hold on layoffs at the consumer watchdog agency, its staffers ...
Trump halted by appeals court from firing Special Counsel Office chief
The Trump administration will likely ask the Supreme Court to weigh in on the scope of Trump’s authority to dismiss top ...
Judge blocks mass layoffs at consumer protection agency targeted by Trump
The Trump administration has agreed to pause its campaign of layoffs and funding cuts at the Consumer Financial Protection ...
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Judge blocks efforts to dismantle consumer watchdog CFPB
A federal judge has ordered a halt to efforts to dismantle and close down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Acting on a lawsuit filed by num ...
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Another day, another activist judge: Trump blocked from firing CFPB employees
An Obama judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from firing Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) employees.
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Judge puts SEC’s Binance lawsuit on hold for 60 days
On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson granted the joint motion to stay the SEC’s lawsuit against Binance for 60 ...