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From The Hill: A federal judge temporarily reinstalled the head of the Office of the Special Counsel, allowing Hampton Dellinger to return to his post after he was fired Friday by President Trump.
The order from Judge Amy Berman Jackson temporarily rebuffs Dellinger’s firing, allowing him to return to work through the end of the day Thursday.
Dellinger sued Monday after he said he was fired from his post “in a one-sentence email,” removing him from an office that helps protect whistleblowers.
Dellinger, a Biden appointee, said the move violates his appointment to a five-year term in the office.
The OSC provides another avenue for whistleblowers to report concerns about government wrongdoing and works to protect them from reprisal. It also responds to potential violations of the Hatch Act, the law that guards against electioneering by federal employees.
“Hampton Dellinger shall continue to serve as the Special Counsel of the Office of Special Counsel, the position he occupied at 7:22 p.m. on Friday, February 7, 2025, when he received an email from the President, and the defendants may not deny him access to the resources or materials of that office or recognize the authority of any other person as Special Counsel,” Judge Jackson wrote.
Judge Jackson, 70, was appointed by former president Barack Obama in 2010.
JUST IN: Judge Amy Berman Jackson becomes the 5th judge *today* to block an aspect of Trump’s early-term orders, this time the firing of ethics watchdog Hampton Dellinger. And night isn’t over. yet … pic.twitter.com/dUaxwZeOmq
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) February 11, 2025
JUST IN: Federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson has just blocked President Trump from firing U.S. Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger.
This is getting ridiculous. pic.twitter.com/DstHJ0d0tE
— Ian Jaeger (@IanJaeger29) February 11, 2025
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