Obama-Appointed Judge Votes in Trump’s Favor
In a footnote to her written order, Judge Amy Berman Jackson expressed her disapproval of the Trump administration. She also criticized the White House lawyers for telling her in court that bringing Dellinger back would cause too much chaos in the special counsel’s office.
US Appeals Court Allows Trump to Fire Head of Independent Watchdog Agency
A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed President Donald Trump to fire the head of a watchdog agency responsible for protecting whistleblowers. The unsigned order by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit pauses a lower court order that reinstated Office of Special Counsel chief Hampton Dellinger.
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson, who was nominated to the bench by Democratic President Barack Obama, quickly reinstated Dellinger in the job while he pursued his case.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this report misidentified the president who appointed Judge Amy Berman Jackson. It was Barack Obama.
U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson determined that Trump can only fire the special counsel for performance-related reasons.
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson, who was nominated to the bench by former president Barack Obama, granted his motion for a permanent injunction on Saturday. open image in gallery A ...
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ordered Adam Martinez, the agency's chief operating officer, and certain agency ...
A judge extended a block on Trump firing whistleblower watchdog chief Hampton Dellinger as courts weigh his removal, setting up a legal battle over executive power.
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson sided ... or malfeasance in office." Jackson, who was nominated to the bench by Democratic president Barack Obama, quickly reinstated Dellinger in ...
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