Split D.C. Circuit Dismisses Appeal Of TRO In Special Counsel’s Removal Case

( February 18, 2025, 1:28 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A split District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 15 dismissed for lack of jurisdiction a second appeal by the federal government and dismissed as moot the government’s emergency motion to stay a temporary restraining order (TRO) preventing the removal of Hampton Dellinger from his position as special counsel....