President Donald Trump's mission to reform government and eliminate waste and corruption hasn't been met without legal headwinds.
According to Fox News, the U.S. Supreme Court tossed a wrench in the gears of the Trump administration last week after it paused the administration's efforts to fire the head of a whistleblower protection agency.
The ruling means that Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of Special Counsel, will be able to keep his job -- at least for now -- until a final ruling is issued.
Dellinger was appointed by former President Joe Biden.
The Trump administration has had Dellinger in its sights for weeks, and has unsuccessfully attempted to relieve him of his duties.
The administration asked the high court to overturn a lower court's ruling that reinstated Dellinger to his position after being previously fired by Trump. Now, a district court will determine whether or not to extend the pause on Dellinger's firing.
Two of the high court's liberal justices, Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson, voted to deny Trump's request to OK the termination of Dellinger from the agency.
Some of the conservative justices took a vastly different approach to the situation.
Fox News noted:
Conservative justices Neil Gorsuch and Samuel Alito dissented, saying the lower court overstepped, and they cast doubt on whether courts have the authority to restore to office someone the president has fired. While acknowledging that some officials appointed by the president have contested their removal, Gorsuch wrote in his opinion that "those officials have generally sought remedies like backpay, not injunctive relief like reinstatement."
His firing status is the first of many people fired to reach the steps of the Supreme Court.
News of the Supreme Court's ruling blocking Trump from firing the agency head sparked mountains of backlash and conversation.
"I am so tired of all these leftist activist judges making up the laws as they go. I hope Pam Bondi puts an end to all the shenanigans!" one X user wrote.
Federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson blocked Trump from firing Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger.
The Judge is an appointee. The President was voted for by the people.
Defy the order. Take his Id, phone, laptop, pull his security clearance and bam him from all federal buildings and… pic.twitter.com/9BwqBpG4Sn
— SheilaG2024 (@SheilaG2024) February 11, 2025
Another X user wrote, "We voted for Trump, get on the Trump Train, or get out of the way."
