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Unlawful Termination Cases

Justice Department employees challenging their terminations in federal district court are on the front lines of the fight over the President’s power to overhaul the civil service.

Unlawful Termination Cases

Justice Department employees challenging their terminations in federal district court are on the front lines of the fight over the President’s power to overhaul the civil service.

Unlawful Termination Cases

Justice Department employees challenging their terminations in federal district court are on the front lines of the fight over the President’s power to overhaul the civil service.

Department leadership has fired hundreds of employees without notice or a merit-based reason, despite decades-old laws that prevent this from happening.

At stake in the cases below is the future of a government powered by experts in their fields instead of loyalists. Congress passed civil service protections because the country wanted to move away from the spoils system of the 19th century – where hiring was based on patronage instead of merit, and corruption and inefficiency ran rampant. 

It’s only because of these courageous employees – many of whom are represented by attorneys in Justice Connection’s Legal Network – that the administration’s lawless attacks on DOJ’s workforce are being challenged in court. Those employees are fighting to preserve the constitutionality of laws that ensure we have a professional, apolitical civil service that’s helped our country thrive.

Department leadership has fired hundreds of employees without notice or a merit-based reason, despite decades-old laws that prevent this from happening.

At stake in the cases below is the future of a government powered by experts in their fields instead of loyalists. Congress passed civil service protections because the country wanted to move away from the spoils system of the 19th century – where hiring was based on patronage instead of merit, and corruption and inefficiency ran rampant. 

It’s only because of these courageous employees – many of whom are represented by attorneys in Justice Connection’s Legal Network – that the administration’s lawless attacks on DOJ’s workforce are being challenged in court. Those employees are fighting to preserve the constitutionality of laws that ensure we have a professional, apolitical civil service that’s helped our country thrive.

Department leadership has fired hundreds of employees without notice or a merit-based reason, despite decades-old laws that prevent this from happening.

At stake in the cases below is the future of a government powered by experts in their fields instead of loyalists. Congress passed civil service protections because the country wanted to move away from the spoils system of the 19th century – where hiring was based on patronage instead of merit, and corruption and inefficiency ran rampant. 

It’s only because of these courageous employees – many of whom are represented by attorneys in Justice Connection’s Legal Network – that the administration’s lawless attacks on DOJ’s workforce are being challenged in court. Those employees are fighting to preserve the constitutionality of laws that ensure we have a professional, apolitical civil service that’s helped our country thrive.

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Dillon v. Blanche

Immigration Judge

3:26-cv-10143

Northern District of California

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Oyer v. Blanche

Pardon Attorney

1:26-cv-03092

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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Doddamani v. Blanche

Prosecutor

1:26-cv-2885

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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Walker v. Blanche

Immigration Judge

8:26-cv-03199

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

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Rosenzweig v. Blanche

Prosecutor

1:26-cv-25321

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

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Wilson v. Blanche

Immigration Judge

3:26-cv-07624

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

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Pappas v. Blanche

Immigration Judge

1:26-cv-12194

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

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Espinoza v. Blanche

Immigration Judge

1:26-cv-05157

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

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Lilien v. Blanche

Immigration Judge

3:26-cv-03965

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

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Garman v. Patel

FBI

1:26-cv-01086

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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Jacker v. Department of Justice

Immigration Judge

26-01575

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

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Doe 1 v. Patel

FBI

1:26-cv-00959

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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Does v. Patel

FBI

1:25-cv-04258

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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Nemer v. Bondi

Immigration Judge

1:25-cv-04170

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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Schnitt v. Bondi

Prosecutor

1:25-cv-04111

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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Maltinsky v. Patel

FBI

1:25-cv-04031

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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Comey v. Department of Justice

Prosecutor

1:25-cv-07625

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

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Driscoll v. Patel

FBI

1:25-cv-03109

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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Gordon v. Executive Office of the President

Prosecutor

1:25-cv-02409

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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