The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 21 declined to allow the Trump administration to immediately fire Office of Special Counsel chief Hampton Dellinger.
This is the first time that the Supreme Court has weighed in on an action taken by the second Trump administration.
The court ruled that, at least for the time being, it will allow a temporary block of Dellinger’s firing to stand until it expires on Feb. 26.
The Trump administration filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court on Feb. 16, asking the justices to undo a federal district court’s temporary restraining order blocking the termination of Dellinger’s employment….
Supreme Court Declines to Allow Trump Admin to Immediately Fire Watchdog Official
