Supreme Court asks for response in Trump firing case
From CNN’s John Fritze
The Supreme Court on Tuesday formally docketed the Justice Department’s appeal over Hampton Dellinger, the special counsel who was fired by President Donald Trump and who lower courts have temporarily reinstated.
The court requested a response from Dellinger by 2 p.m. ET Wednesday, a quick turnaround by comparison with other emergency appeals.
Notably, the high court did not agree to issue an administrative stay while it considers the Trump administration’s appeal. Look for an order by the end of the week, or early next.
Remember: Trump is using an emergency appeal to call on the justices to let him fire the head of a government ethics watchdog agency.
The case, Bessent v. Dellinger, could eventually help clarify whether Congress may create independent agencies that are protected from the whims of the White House, or whether presidents can fire anyone seen as a potential critic.
It arrives at a moment when Trump is attempting to consolidate power within the federal government, summarily dismissing federal officials who might challenge him and attempting to freeze federal funding that Congress has required to be spent.
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