“This case involves an unprecedented assault on the separation of powers that warrants immediate relief.”
On Sunday, President Donald Trump’s efforts to cut down the scope of government and fire officials in the executive branch reached the Supreme Court. The case in question marks the first of multiple legal challenges to the firings.
Trump requested that the Supreme Court reverse a lower court’s order to temporarily reverse the firing of Office of Special Counsel (OSC) chief Hampton Dellinger. The OSC is in charge of enforcing laws regarding the employment of federal employees, according to Politico.
The Trump administration had dismissed Dellinger, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden, on February 7. Dellinger then filed a lawsuit to reclaim his position, citing a federal law that limits the president’s authority to remove…
