The Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to permit the firing of the head of the federal agency dedicated to protecting whistleblowers, according to documents obtained.
The Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to permit the firing of the head of the federal agency dedicated to protecting whistleblowers, according to documents obtained Sunday that would mark the first appeal to the justices since President Trump took office last month. The Justice Department’s filing obtained by the AP asks the court to lift a judge’s order temporarily reinstating Hampton Dellinger as head of the Office of Special Counsel. The emergency appeal is the start of what appears likely to be a steady stream from lawyers for the Republican president and his administration seeking to undo court rulings that have slowed his second-term agenda.
