Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger removed

Date

Feb 7, 2025

Kind

Watchdog

Legal outcome

Reversed on appeal

Source

govexec.com ↗

Agency or court

Office of Special Counsel

What happened

Judge Amy Berman Jackson reinstated Dellinger, holding the firing broke the law. The D.C. Circuit paused that ruling and allowed his removal during the appeal; Dellinger dropped the suit on 2025-03-06, saying his odds at the Supreme Court were long. He headed the office that was simultaneously litigating to protect fired probationary employees.

Publisher

Government Executive

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