Hampton Dellinger, a Biden-appointed federal watchdog head, ended his lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump‘s decision to fire him.
Dellinger was fired from his position at the Office of Special Counsel before his five-year term was set to expire. He sued the Trump administration over his firing, but the case quickly grew into a larger battle surrounding the legality of Trump’s sweeping civil service layoffs.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a ruling that allowed Dellinger’s firing to go ahead while the case continued, prompting him to throw in the towel.
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“I think the circuit judges erred badly because their willingness to sign off on my ouster — even if presented as possibly temporary — immediately erases the independence Congress provided
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