A U.S. attorney who served for less than an hour is suing the Trump administration over his firing. Roger Rogoff is asking a federal court to reinstate him as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington.
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U.S. attorney who served for less than an hour suing Trump administration over firing
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'This is about the rule of law': U.S. attorney fired by Trump sues to overturn dismissal
The complaint names the president and acting-Attorney General Todd Blanche, and argues Rogoff’s firing was unlawful because Trump lacks the authority to “nullify the district court’s appointment power” granted by the Appointments Clause.
A lawsuit contends that Seattle attorney Roger Rogoff is the duly appointed U.S. attorney until the president follows the law and formally nominates someone.
Roger Rogoff was fired from his role as U.S. attorney in Seattle shortly after judges on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington appointed him to the job.
By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A former US attorney in Washington state is suing the Trump administration for firing him less than one hour after a panel of federal judges unanimously voted to appoint him to the role.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top federal prosecutor in Seattle who was fired last week less than an hour after being sworn in sued over his termination Tuesday, teeing up a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s efforts to install its own picks in the powerful Justice Department posts.
Roger Rogoff is the latest in a series of judicially appointed U.S. attorneys to be ousted by the Trump administration from their posts but is believed to be the first of that group to sue over the removal.
WASHINGTON — The top federal prosecutor in Seattle who was fired last week less than an hour after being sworn in sued over his termination Tuesday, teeing up a legal challenge to the Trump administration's efforts to install its own picks in the powerful Justice Department posts.
A federal prosecutor in Seattle who was sacked by President Trump last week after barely an hour on the job is challenging his removal in court, setting the stage for an unprecedented legal battle that could determine who has the power to fire court-appointed U.S. attorneys.
(The Center Square) - Roger Rogoff, appointed by local federal judges to serve as the interim United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against President Trump and top Justice Department officials contesting his removal…
SEATTLE — The lawyer appointed by judges to be the U.S. attorney in the Western District of Washington, only to be fired by President Donald Trump less than an hour later, has sued the president and his attorney general in…
A former U.S. attorney whom President Donald Trump fired less than an hour into his role has sued the president and the Department of Justice over his abrupt firing, requesting a preliminary injunction to restore him to the position.
Newly appointed U.S. Attorney Roger Rogoff filed a lawsuit against President Donald J. Trump, the Executive Office of the President, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, and the U.S. Department of Justice on July 21, 2026, following a rapid firing attempt by the administration.
A U.S. attorney in Washington state who was fired by the Trump administration is suing the government over his dismissal. Roger Rogoff was sworn in after a panel of judges unanimously selected him. Less than an hour later, he was fired via email.
A U.S. attorney who served for less than an hour is suing the Trump administration over his firing. Roger Rogoff is asking a federal court to reinstate him as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington.
Judges on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington had appointed Roger Rogoff as U.S. attorney in Seattle. But he was fired shortly after.
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