The Trump administration has indicated in court filings that it would swiftly appeal any such ruling to the Supreme Court, which on Feb. 21 declined to intervene until the litigation proceeded further.
Though its name is similar, the Office of Special Counsel is unrelated to the special counsels appointed by the Justice Department to handle cases in which the department faces a potential conflict of interest.
Dellinger, a Senate-confirmed appointee of President Joe Biden, sued the administration after he received a short email in February firing him from his role without cause. He alleged in court documents that his termination violated a law that says the president can only remove the special counsel for “inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.”
Dellinger’s five-year term was set to end in 2029.
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