The Trump administration has filed an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court to prevent Hampton Dellinger from resuming his role as head of the Office of Special Counsel. Dellinger was dismissed without performance issues cited, and a lower court had ordered his reinstatement. This marks one of many legal challenges facing the administration.

US President Donald Trump's administration has taken its legal battle over the dismissal of a top federal whistleblower protection official to the Supreme Court, hoping to overturn a lower court's ruling that temporarily reinstated him, reports Fox News.
In an emergency appeal filed on Sunday, the administration is seeking to prevent Hampton Dellinger from resuming his role as head of the Office of Special Counsel. Dellinger was appointed by former President Joe Biden and was dismissed by the Trump administration on February 7. However, a lower court judge ordered his reinstatement, ruling that he could only be removed for job performance issues—none of which were cited in his dismissal.
Dellinger’s legal team argues that his removal was unlawful, as it did not cite performance issues. He filed a lawsuit in federal court after his dismissal, challenging the decision. Dellinger has maintained that the law states he can only be dismissed for problems with the performance of his job, and no such issues were mentioned in the email dismissing him.
The department of justice now wants the high court to lift the judge’s order and prevent...

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