Above The Law

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Which elite litigation boutique law firm won a TRO keeping client Hampton Dellinger in his role as Special Counsel as the primary protector of whistleblowers? The post Elite Litigation Boutique Doing Its Part To Protect Whistleblowers appeared first on Above the Law. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day!

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The Crime Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Cunha, who now teaches at Boston College, declined to comment, stating in an email: “I cannot comment on pending litigation as the rules of professional responsibility prohibit me from doing so.” That 121-page report, the result of a 14-month “top-to-bottom” probe of Hinton, stated Dookhan was the “sole bad actor” at the lab. history.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

In 2020, the cancelation of parades and the reduction of travel has led to a very different legal profile of holiday mishaps and malfeasance. The litigation over last year’s lettuce recall has only just started due to the statute of limitations. The result is a horn of plenty for litigators. Some 1,800 ate the catered meal.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 23, 2021

In Seila Law , the court struck down restrictions that said the CFPB director can be removed only for “inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance while in office.” So I join the Court’s opinion,” Kagan concluded, “on the understanding that this litigation could speedily come to an end.”.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

In other words, the president cannot remove them from their office except for specific reasons such as neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. This also comes just days after the Trump DOJ asked a court to lift the order limiting DOGE access to treasury systems and after the US DOJ halted all ongoing and future civil rights litigation.

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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. It would create, he suggested, a rocket docket straight to this Court, even as high-stakes emergency litigation proliferates across the country.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Under the federal law creating the agency, the president can only remove the head of the office, who serves a five-year term, for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. Hampton Dellinger was appointed to serve as the head of the Office of Special Counsel in 2024 by then-President Joe Biden. declined to intervene. Acting U.S.

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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. It is not related to DOJ special counsels like Jack Smith. The email dismissing Dellinger did not cite any reason for his removal. to challenge his firing.

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Above The Law

MARCH 26, 2025

1211(b), which allows the President to remove the Special Counsel only for specific reasons (inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance). The case has gone through multiple rounds of litigation, including a prior en banc decision by the Ninth Circuit, a remand from the U.S. Dellinger argued that his termination violated 5 U.S.C.

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