Phoenix68
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"The Supreme Court Friday paused an emergency request from Presidunce Spanky and allowed the head of a key federal whistleblower agency to remain in office until a Feb. 26 hearing after the Trump administration attempted to fire him without cause earlier this month.
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It’s the first legal challenge from Trump’s second term to reach the Supreme Court, giving us insight into the GOP-controlled court’s receptiveness to his sweeping assertions of presidential power and his bid to consolidate power over the executive branch.
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It also previews how the justices may rule if they consider some of the legal challenges against the Trump administration’s broad dismissals across the federal government.
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The Supreme Court’s order stemmed from the Trump administration firing Hampton Dellinger, head of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), an independent, non-partisan federal agency that combats political corruption and protects government employees and whistleblowers."
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It’s the first legal challenge from Trump’s second term to reach the Supreme Court, giving us insight into the GOP-controlled court’s receptiveness to his sweeping assertions of presidential power and his bid to consolidate power over the executive branch.
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It also previews how the justices may rule if they consider some of the legal challenges against the Trump administration’s broad dismissals across the federal government.
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The Supreme Court’s order stemmed from the Trump administration firing Hampton Dellinger, head of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), an independent, non-partisan federal agency that combats political corruption and protects government employees and whistleblowers."
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