The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily suspended on Friday a request by Donald Trump to allow him to dismiss a senior official leading a federal agency, marking the first decision by the highest judicial authority on a presidential decree since the Republican president took office, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP).<\/p>\n
The Trump administration filed a petition on Sunday\u2014the first in the ongoing legal battle over the administration’s initial decisions\u2014seeking approval to implement Trump’s February 7 order to dismiss Hampton Dellinger from his position as head of a federal agency responsible for protecting whistleblowers among federal employees.<\/p>\n
The official challenged the decision, and a lower court ruled to reinstate him under a “temporary protective order” preventing his dismissal, according to several U.S. media outlets.<\/p>\n
The Trump administration appealed to the Supreme Court, arguing that the protective order constituted an “unprecedented attack on the separation of powers.”<\/p>\n
However, in its ruling, the Supreme Court indicated that it may reconsider the request next week when the temporary order expires.<\/p>\n
The unsigned Supreme Court decision stated that “the request to lift the order… remains pending until February 26, when the temporary protective order expires.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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