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The DC Circuit will fast-track this matter. They have a number of options. But as of now, Dellinger is out.
A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed the Trump administration to remove a top federal ethics watchdog from his office while a lawsuit challenging his termination plays out.
The order permitting the removal of Hampton Dellinger as head of the Office of Special Counsel came four days after a federal district court judge ruled that President Donald Trump's attempt to boot Dellinger was "unlawful, and as the special counsel opposes the terminations of probationary employees throughout the government by the Trump administration.
However, the order by a unanimous three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit left open the question of whether Dellinger will be able to return to his position pending the outcome of the Trump administration's appeal in the case.
The panel, which said it would issue an opinion explaining its order "in due course," also expedited the case, setting a briefing schedule that will end April 11.
"The Clerk is directed to calendar this case for oral argument this term on the first appropriate date following the completion of briefing," the panel wrote.
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A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed the Trump administration to remove a top federal ethics watchdog from his office while a lawsuit challenging his termination plays out.
The order permitting the removal of Hampton Dellinger as head of the Office of Special Counsel came four days after a federal district court judge ruled that President Donald Trump's attempt to boot Dellinger was "unlawful, and as the special counsel opposes the terminations of probationary employees throughout the government by the Trump administration.
However, the order by a unanimous three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit left open the question of whether Dellinger will be able to return to his position pending the outcome of the Trump administration's appeal in the case.
The panel, which said it would issue an opinion explaining its order "in due course," also expedited the case, setting a briefing schedule that will end April 11.
"The Clerk is directed to calendar this case for oral argument this term on the first appropriate date following the completion of briefing," the panel wrote.
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