The Supreme Court on Friday left in place for now an order by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that instructed President Donald Trump to temporarily reinstate the head of an independent federal agency tasked with protecting whistleblowers from retaliation. The justices did not act on a request from the Trump administration to block the order by U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson, which had restored Hampton Dellinger as head of the Office of Special Counsel for 14 days, beginning on Feb. 12. Instead, the justices explained in a brief order, they put the government’s request on hold until Jackson’s order expires on Feb. 26.

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    3 months ago

    The court not immediately backing Trump is a good sign, though.

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      3 months ago

      It’s a good look for the court but idk if it actually indicates that they are not on his side. They have done this before

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        3 months ago

        Yeah, but I’m sure they’re not happy with him trying to bypass their power, so there might be hope