The head of a government ethics watchdog agency, who was fired by President Donald Trump, has urged the Supreme Court to reject an emergency appeal from the administration. The fired official, named special counsel by President Joe Biden, was terminated by the Trump administration on February 7, despite legal protections that limit dismissal to specific reasons such as inefficiency or malfeasance.
The case revolves around the firing of special counsel Hampton Dellinger, who secured a temporary restraining order from a federal judge in Washington allowing him to remain in his position while the courts review his case. The Justice Department has appealed this order, arguing that it represents an unprecedented challenge to the separation of powers.
