District of Columbia Litigation Malfeasance 
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 10, 2025
Although the president can remove most government officials for any reason, those positions are protected by Congress from firing without good cause, such as malfeasance in office, and by a 1935 Supreme Court case that upheld such for-cause limits. On Monday, the U.S. You mentioned the Fed before, where does the Fed stand?
SCOTUSBlog
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Under the 1978 federal law creating the Office of Special Counsel , Dellinger could be removed from his position only for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected the governments appeal, holding that the appeals court lacked the authority to consider it.
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SCOTUSBlog
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
Under the federal law creating the Office of Special Counsel, Dellinger could be removed by the president from his job only for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. The Trump administrations request goes first to Chief Justice John Roberts, who handles emergency appeals from the District of Columbia.
Above The Law
MARCH 26, 2025
Plaintiffs, including 19 states and the District of Columbia, argued that the terminations were illegal reductions in force (RIFs) conducted without the required 60-day notice to states, violating the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Adam Feldman runs the litigation consulting company Optimized Legal Solutions LLC.
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 9, 2025
Trump, Sauer wrote, should not be forced to delegate his executive power to agency heads who are demonstrably at odds with the Administrations policy objectives for a single day much less for the months that it would likely take for the courts to resolve this litigation. District Judge Rudolph Contreras and Senior U.S.
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