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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Supreme Court won’t let Trump immediately fire whistleblower chief as legal challenge plays out

The Supreme Court won’t let Donald Trump remove an ethics watchdog until at least next week as the president and Elon Musk try to gut federal agencies and fire thousands of workers.

Friday’s split decision marked the first of what is expected to be many rulings from the nation’s high court involving the administration’s sledgehammer decision-making, which is facing an avalanche of lawsuits alleging an unconstitutional abuse of power.

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