Hampton Yeats Dellinger (born April 30, 1967) [1] is an American attorney and political candidate who serves as Special Counsel of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, with his purported dismissal by President Donald Trump on February 7, 2025 being temporarily enjoined by a federal court. [2] He previously served as the United States Assistant Attorney General for Legal Policy and …

4 days ago · Judge Amy Berman Jackson issued the reprieve to Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger, after he sued to contest the Friday night email he received from the White House indicating he’d been dismissed ...

4 days ago · The office's leader, Hampton Dellinger, filed a lawsuit Monday in Washington, D.C., federal court after receiving a termination email Friday night. Sponsor Message

3 days ago · President Donald Trump is doubling down on his attempt to boot the Biden administration’s whistleblower advocate, Hampton Dellinger, from his post at the Office of Special Counsel, filing motions for an “immediate administrative stay” of a stay — in both the district and appeals court — that was granted on Monday night that allowed Dellinger keep his job while …

3 days ago · Hampton Dellinger, the head of the agency, received a termination email Friday night and filed the federal lawsuit Monday. “That email made no attempt to comply with the Special Counsel’s for ...

4 days ago · U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson's order came hours after Hampton Dellinger sued the Republican president over his removal as the leader of the Office of Special Counsel, which is...

3 days ago · The Trump administration is challenging a federal court’s decision to let Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger temporarily stay on during a dispute over whether his termination was lawful. The US District Court for the District of Columbia let …

After being confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Hampton Dellinger was sworn in as Special Counsel on March 6, 2024. Dellinger graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and Yale Law School. Prior to joining OSC, Dellinger served in the U.S. Department of Justice as an Assistant Attorney General overseeing the Office of Legal Policy.

The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) announces that Hampton Dellinger of North Carolina was confirmed by the Senate yesterday as Special Counsel to head OSC. Mr. Dellinger graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and Yale Law School.

1 day ago · The independent agency is supposed to be safe from political reprisals so it can protect whistleblowers.