Supreme Court Faces Historic Trump Administration Challenge on Ethics Official’s Firing Amid Broader Legal Battles
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration has taken a pivotal legal battle to the Supreme Court, requesting clearance to dismiss Hampton Dellinger, a top ethics official whose termination was previously halted by lower courts. This marks the first instance in the second Trump administration to reach the United States’ highest judicial platform, amidst a series of judicial hindrances against the administration’s moves involving notable figures like cost-cutting officer Elon Musk. In an earlier decision, Federal District Judge Amy Berman Jackson stated that President Donald Trump “plainly” breached legal protocols by attempting to fire Dellinger, an … Read more