March 11, 2025
The president appears to have the power to remove the feds' internal unfair firing watchdog because he's the sole head of an agency with executive power, a D.C. Circuit panel said, explaining its decision last week to stay a trial court's reinstatement order.
March 06, 2025
The head of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel ended his fight against his firing by President Donald Trump, informing the D.C. Circuit on Thursday that he wouldn't pursue his battle to lead the agency one day after the appeals court permitted his removal.
March 05, 2025
The D.C. Circuit on Wednesday issued a stay that allows President Donald Trump to fire the head of the Office of Special Counsel while the government appeals a district court order that permanently reinstalled the federal employment watchdog.