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Trump administration firings face first Supreme Court test

  • The Supreme Court will determine whether it will uphold Congress's authority over federal funding or expand presidential powers.
  • D.C. District Court Judge Loren AliKhan issued an injunction ensuring the continued flow of federal funds, noting that the administration’s memo rescission was not genuine.
  • The Government Accountability Project advocates for Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger’s right to serve, opposing Trump’s bid to remove him without cause.
  • The Supreme Court is facing a case involving Donald Trump’s attempt to freeze $3 trillion in federal funds, a move deemed unconstitutional and in violation of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
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Court invalidates Trump’s attempt to fire MSBP leader

A federal judge on Tuesday invalidated President Trump’s attempt to fire Cathy Harris, the chairwoman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, finding that her term in office is protected by a federal law meant to ensure the board’s independence from political considerations. Judge Rudolph Contreras granted Harris’ request to issue a temporary restraining order on the basis that the two-sentence White House email purporting to remove her from her …

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The Daily SignalThe Daily Signal

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 in an emergency appeal filed over President Donald Trump’s firing of Hampton Dellinger, the Biden-appointed head of the Office of Special Counsel. In what acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris rightly calls an “unprecedented assault on the separation of powers” by federal judges, Harris is asking the court to throw out a temporary …

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Supreme Court Considers Trump's Bold Stance on Special Counsel Role - Real News Now

An intriguing legal battle involving the role of Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger has found its way to the Supreme Court. This could be a remarkable moment where the court decides whether or not Dellinger should be re-established in his position and permitted to access his office. Interestingly, this is the first such clash to escalate to the justices during the spirited Trump administration, concerning Congress’s protective measures for specif…

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Government Accountability ProjectGovernment Accountability Project

Government Accountability Project Urges Supreme Court to Protect Independent Oversight in Defense of Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger

February 18, 2025 Government Accountability Project Urges Supreme Court to Protect Independent Oversight in Defense of Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger WASHINGTON—Government Accountability Project voices unequivocal support for Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger’s right to continue serving in his appointed role at the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) and urges the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold critical legal protections for independent watchdogs. …

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The Gateway PunditThe Gateway Pundit

NEW: Chief Justice Roberts Orders Fired Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger to Respond to Trump Emergency Appeal to Supreme Court

Chief Justice Roberts has intervened in a contentious case involving dismissed Special Counsel Hampton linger, raising significant questions about judicial authority and the balance of powers within the government.

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The Supreme Court’s Final Test Approaches

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis.  Sooner than we may think, the Supreme Court will have to decide whether it will continue to expand presidential powers beyond anything imagined in the Constitution, or if it will uphold the separation of powers it purportedly reveres. One aspect of Donald Trump’s push to stock the federal workforce with loyalists is already before the Court; more broadly, his massive, a…

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