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Judge rules Maurene Comey’s firing illegal

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NEW YORK -- President Donald Trump's administration illegally fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of ex-FBI Director and Trump critic James Comey, as a Department of Justice prosecutor, a judge ruled Monday, sharply rebuking the administration's authority to terminate career federal employees it disli…

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  1. Just the News

    Judge finds Trump admin illegally fired James Comey's daughter (opens Just the News)

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    The administration will likely appeal the decision.

  2. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Judge orders DOJ to reinstate former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI director (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, Maurene Comey, leaves the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse on November 13, 2025 in Alexandria, Virginia.

  3. Independent Journal Review

    Judge Rules Maurene Comey’s Firing Unlawful (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Judge Furman ruled Oct. 26, 2026, that DOJ unlawfully fired Maurene Comey in July 2025 and ordered her reinstatement and back pay.

  4. Courthouse News Service

    Judge finds Maurene Comey was unlawfully fired by Trump’s DOJ (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Maurene Comey’s father, James Comey, was the former FBI head who publicly clashed with Donald Trump during his first presidential term.

  5. The New Republic

    Judge Deals Trump Huge Loss Over Firing James Comey’s Daughter (opens The New Republic)

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    A judge ruled Monday that Maurene Comey was wrongfully terminated from her position as the former assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, ordering the Justice Department to reinstate her with back pay.

  6. MyNorthwest

    Judge rules Maurene Comey, daughter of ex-FBI director, was unlawfully fired by Trump administration (opens MyNorthwest)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was unlawfully fired from her job as a federal prosecutor in New York last year, a federal judge ruled Monday. Judge Jesse M. Furman said that Comey, who was an assistant U.S.

  7. WDIO Duluth

    Judge: Trump DOJ illegally fired ex-FBI director’s daughter, Maurene Comey, as a federal prosecutor (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    A federal judge has ruled that Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was illegally fired as a federal prosecutor in New York last year. Judge Jesse M. Furman said in a written opinion Monday that Comey was improperly fired in July 2025.

  8. ABC News

    Judge reinstates Maurene Comey after ruling her firing unlawful (opens ABC News)

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    A judge ruled against President Donald Trump and the DOJ over the firing of Maurene Comey from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.

  9. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Judge rules Trump administration unlawfully fired Maurene Comey (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    NEW YORK >> The Trump administration’s abrupt firing of former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey was unlawful, a judge ruled on Monday, in a victory for the eldest daughter of former FBI director and longtime Donald Trump adversary James Comey.

  10. CBS News

    Maurene Comey, James Comey's daughter, was unlawfully fired, judge rules (opens CBS News)

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    Maurene Comey was abruptly fired in July 2025 from her job as a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York. She sued the DOJ over her firing, claiming it was unlawful.

  11. Forbes

    Trump Administration Unlawfully Fired Epstein Prosecutor Maurene Comey, Court Rules (opens Forbes)

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    A federal judge ruled the Trump administration’s firing of former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was unlawful.

  12. MS Now

    Judge orders James Comey’s daughter be reinstated for ‘unlawful firing’ (opens MS Now)

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    Maurene Comey led the Southern District of New York’s cases against convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, music mogul Sean Combs and others.

  13. New York Times

    Trump Administration Unlawfully Fired Maurene Comey, Judge Rules (opens New York Times)

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    Ms. Comey, the daughter of James B. Comey, was a trial lawyer for the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan, handling the prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein and Sean Combs.

  14. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Judge: Maurene Comey was illegally fired from Justice Department (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Monday found the Justice Department’s firing of Maurene Comey, a former federal prosecutor who presided over several high-profile cases including those of Jeffrey Epstein and Sean “Diddy” Combs, was unconstitutional.

  15. The Hill

    Judge rules James Comey's daughter unlawfully fired as federal prosecutor (opens The Hill)

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    A federal judge ruled Monday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) unlawfully fired and must provide back pay to Maurene Comey, former FBI Director James Comey’s daughter who was terminated as a prosecutor last year. U.S.

  16. Newsweek

    James Comey's Daughter Reinstated After Trump DOJ Firing Ruled Unlawful (opens Newsweek)

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    The judge rejected the DOJ’s expansive argument about presidential power over federal prosecutors.

  17. New York Post

    Maurene Comey, daughter of ex-FBI director, unlawfully fired as federal prosecutor by Trump DOJ, judge rules (opens New York Post)

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    A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reinstate Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI honcho James Comey, after determining that her firing last year was unlawful.

  18. Bloomberg

    DOJ Illegally Fired Maurene Comey as Prosecutor, Judge Rules (opens Bloomberg)

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    The US Department of Justice acted illegally in firing Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey, from her job as a top federal prosecutor in New York, a judge ruled.

  19. The Guardian

    Maurene Comey was illegally fired as federal prosecutor, judge rules (opens The Guardian)

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    Daughter of ex-FBI director James Comey, a Trump foe, was dismissed in 2025 despite her work being widely praised Maurene Comey, the daughter of the former FBI director James Comey, was unlawfully fired from her job as a federal prosecutor in New York last year, a federal judge ruled on Monday.

  20. The Boston Globe

    Judge rules Trump DOJ illegally fired ex-FBI director’s daughter, Maurene Comey, as a federal prosecutor (opens The Boston Globe)

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    She asserted that she was fired because she was the daughter of James Comey, a longtime foe of President Trump.

  21. Jezebel

    Judge Confirms 200 Years of Precedent: There Are Some People Trump Simply Can’t Have Fired (opens Jezebel)

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    So wait, it's against the law for the DOJ to fire career civil servants like Maurene Comey just because Trump dislikes them? Imagine that.

  22. Washington Examiner

    Federal judge rules Maurene Comey’s firing by Trump administration was illegal (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration’s firing of Maurene Comey, a former federal prosecutor and daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was unlawful. Maurene Comey was abruptly fired from the Justice Department in July 2025, which she claimed came without any notice or exp…

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  24. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Judge: Trump DOJ illegally fired ex-FBI director’s daughter as a federal prosecutor (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Maurene Comey, who was an assistant U.S. attorney for a decade, was illegally fired in July 2025 despite her work on some of the nation’s highest-profile cases.

  25. Legal Insurrection

    Judge Rules DOJ Unlawfully Fired Maurene Comey (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    The DOJ fired Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, in July 2025. The post Judge Rules DOJ Unlawfully Fired Maurene Comey first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion .

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