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Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to let the firing of whistleblower agency head proceed

The Trump administration seeks Supreme Court approval to fire the head of the whistleblower protection agency, marking its first appeal since President Donald Trump took office.
Dellinger claims he can only be dismissed for job performance issues, which were not specified in his dismissal email.
Dellinger emphasized the necessity of the agency's work amid an unprecedented number of recent firings without cause by the Trump administration.
The administration contends that reinstating Dellinger while the judge reviews the case undermines executive power.

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The Daily Wire

‘Executive Power Belongs To The President’: Trump Appeals Ruling Blocking Him From Firing Official

After a federal district court blocked President Donald Trump from firing the head of a government ethics watchdog agency and the US Circuit Court of Appeals refused — in a 2-1 decision — to overrule the lower court, the Trump administration filed an emergency appeal with the Supreme Court. Trump fired Hampton Dellinger, who was ...

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Trump Admin Brings First Major Appeal to Supreme Court - News Addicts

The Trump administration’s first major legal battle reached the Supreme Court on Sunday. In an emergency application, President Donald Trump asked the justices to allow him to fire the leader of an agency dedicated to protecting whistleblowers, Hampton Dellinger, after a lower court ordered his reinstatement. Dellinger, appointed by former President Joe Biden to run […] The post Trump Admin Brings First Major Appeal to Supreme Court appeared fir…

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WLTReport

President Donald Trump Battles Supreme Court Over Whistleblower Watchdog

President Donald Trump’s administration fires off first big appeal. He wants the Supreme Court to overturn a judge’s decision reinstating whistleblower watchdog Hampton Dellinger. Dellinger was fired by the Trump Administration, who was appointed by Biden. The judge ruled Dellinger’s removal violated a 1978 law protecting his independence. But Trump’s team argues the order limits presidential power. This will boomerang, like all attacks on Trump…

3 days ago

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GZERO Media

Trump seeks top court’s permission to fire whistleblower protector

The Trump administration on Sunday asked the US Supreme Court to give the green light to its effort to remove Office of Special Counsel leader Hampton Dellinger, a Biden appointee whose job is to protect federal workers who report illicit activities within the government. The White House relieved Dellinger of his duties on Feb. 7, but a federal judge blocked it three days later and reinstated him. A US circuit court — the second highest in the l…

3 days ago

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Independent Sentinel

President to Appeal to SCOTUS to Fire "Ethics" Watchdog

President Trump is appealing to the Supreme Court to fire the head of a partisan government ethics watchdog agency. It is President Trump’s first appeal from his to reach the nation’s highest court. Trump Justice Department filed for emergency relief with the Supreme Court: “This court should not allow lower courts to seize executive power […] The post President to Appeal to SCOTUS to Fire “Ethics” Watchdog appeared first on www.independentsenti…

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SCOTUSblog

Trump asks court to allow firing of watchdog agency official - SCOTUSblog

ShareThe 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 to temporarily reinstate the head of an independent agency tasked with protecting federal employees, and in particular whistleblowers, from retaliation. The order by U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson, Acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris told the justices, was an “unprecedented assault o…

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