A president can fire a member of an independent agency "only for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office," the court observed. The post ‘The president’s violation of law’: Judge permanently reinstates Biden-appointed member of civil service board who Trump illegally and ineffectually tried to fire first appeared on Law & Crime.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit is calling on Biden ethics enforcer Hampton Dellinger to respond by Wednesday to last-ditch efforts by Trump's Justice Department to uphold his firing. The post ‘Rogue use of executive authority’: Trump DOJ rips judge for deeming Biden watchdog firing ‘illegal’ and pressures DC Circuit to respond before SCOTUS showdown first appeared on Law & Crime.
Here’s how federal courts help determine the fate of controversial issues, such as immigration laws, in Texas and beyond.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — As the nation enters the era of a new presidential administration, the University at Buffalo School of Law will host a lecture and discussion assessing the prior administration’s relationship with the U.S. Supreme Court from a legal historian’s perspective.
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and Trump-appointed Justice Amy Coney Barrett sparked a MAGA meltdown Wednesday by siding with three liberal justices to reject the Trump administration’s request to withhold billions of dollars in foreign aid.
The U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board has temporarily blocked the firings of approximately 5,900 USDA employees who have been axed by President Trump since he took office in January. The post ‘Planned eliminations’: Reinstated Biden ethics enforcers proving to be a real thorn in Trump’s ability to fire federal workers first appeared on Law & Crime.
A group of academics met to hash out a first scholarly history of the Biden administration. But in today’s scrambled politics, has the yardstick for success and failure changed?
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a fight over plans to store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and New Mexico.
A group of academics met to hash out a first scholarly history of the Biden administration. But in today’s scrambled politics, has the yardstick for success and failure changed? By Jennifer ...