In the March 12 article “Dellinger Exit Deepens OSC Politicization as Workers LoseAlly,” Bloomberg Law writer Khorri Atkinson examines the Trump administration’s termination, without explanation, of Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger as part of the president’s broader effort to seize control of independent agencies, and the potentially wide-ranging impact of these actions.
Asked to provide his perspective on Dellinger’s departure and decision to drop his case, Halunen Law attorney Paul Schinner offered that unless the Supreme Court intervenes in a similar dispute and clarifies the president’s authority to dismiss the head or a member of an independent federal agency, Dellinger’s firing may have set a precedent that allows future presidents to exert greater control over these agencies. He added, “It will be interesting what they do; whether they’ll replace Dellinger with someone more aligned with” the purported objectives of Elon Musk and his Department of Government
Efficiency to weed out fraud and wasteful spending, “or dismantle the Office of Special Counsel because they think it’s unnecessary.”
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The founder of Halunen Law, Clayton Halunen spent more than 25 years as a trial lawyer seeking justice for employees, from delivery drivers to CEOs, in individual, class action, and whistleblower cases. Raised in northern Minnesota by parents who both experienced workplace discrimination, he built his career holding powerful companies accountable for illegal conduct, including some of the largest corporations in the country. His work includes a $1.5 billion settlement in a pharmaceutical fraud False Claims Act whistleblower lawsuit. Learn more about Clayton Halunen.
