In the first case to reach the Supreme Court arising from the blitz of actions taken in the early weeks of the new administration, lawyers for President Trump asked the justices to let him fire a government lawyer who leads a watchdog agency, reported The New York Times.
The administration’s emergency application asked the
court to vacate a federal trial judge’s order temporarily reinstating Hampton
Dellinger, the head of the Office of Special Counsel. Mr. Dellinger leads an
independent agency charged with safeguarding government whistle-blowers and
enforcing certain ethics laws. The position is unrelated to special
counsels appointed by the Justice Department.
“This court should not allow lower courts to seize executive
power by dictating to the president how long he must continue employing an
agency head against his will,” the administration’s filing said.
To read more CLICK HERE
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment