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Senator Grassley Urges Trump to Protect Federal Employee Whistleblowers
Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) issued a letter today to President Donald Trump requesting that federal employee whistleblowers be fully protected under the laws
DOJ Whistleblower Alleges that Justice Department Planned to Defy Court Orders
On June 24, attorneys for former Department of Justice (DOJ) attorney Erez Reuveni sent Reuveni’s formal whistleblower disclosure to the DOJ Inspector General, the Office of the Special Counsel (OSC) and Ranking Members of the Senate and House Judiciary Committees....
Attempts to Silence VA Scientists Would Violate the First Amendment Says Whistleblower Attorney
On June 1, The Guardian reported that politically appointed officials of the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) criticized two VA scientists for authoring a report that, according to the officials, painted the Administration in a bad light. The report, published...
Supreme Court Upholds, For Now, Trump Firing of MSPB Chair
On May 22, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay allowing for the Trump administration’s termination of Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) chair Cathy Harris to stand while her lawsuit challenging her termination works its way through the courts. The...
Paper Outlines Founding Father’s Warnings As Trump Goes After Key Whistleblower Appointees
In the first months of his second term, President Trump fired several key federal appointees crucial to the federal whistleblower protection system, including Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger and Chair of the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) Cathy Harris. Trump’s firing...
MSPB Again Without Quorum as Chief Justice Temporarily Allows Firing of Chair to Stand
On April 9, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts granted an emergency stay allowing for the termination of Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) chair Cathy Harris while her lawsuit challenging her termination works its way through the courts. This means...
Appeals Court Reinstates MSPB Chair After Trump Firing, Restoring Quorum
On April 7, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a ruling temporarily reinstating Cathy A. Harris, who leads the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), after the Trump administration fired her without cause in...
Whistleblower Attorney Outlines Options for Fired Federal Employees
As massive layoffs continue to affect thousands of federal employees, a leading whistleblower attorney has penned an article outlining the legal rights and options available to employees looking to challenge their termination. In an article for the National Law Review,...
Hampton Dellinger Drops Lawsuit Over White House Termination
On Thursday, March 6th, 2025, Former Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger released a statement announcing his decision to drop his lawsuit over his termination by White House officials.
Federal Court Judge Rules Termination of MSPB Chair Unlawful
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled on March 4, 2025, that the Trump administration’s effort to dismiss Cathy A. Harris, who leads the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), was unlawful.
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