Two former members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, Travis LeBlanc and Edward W. Felten, have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, claiming their firings were illegal and seeking reinstatement. Their dismissals had reduced the five-member board to just one remaining member, crippling its ability to operate. This lawsuit adds to the growing list of legal actions arising from Trump's firings of various officials, questioning the limits of presidential power and the legality of such terminations, especially regarding congressional statutes that restrict the president's authority to dismiss certain officials without just cause.
The lawsuit filed by Travis LeBlanc and Edward W. Felten seeks to declare their termination by President Trump illegal and aims for their reinstatement.
Trump's dismissals of officials are viewed as an assault on the federal government's structure, leading to numerous legal challenges surrounding presidential firing power.
The terminations left the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board paralyzed, with only one member remaining capable of conducting official actions.
Lawsuits filed in response to Trump's firings center on explicit congressional limits on presidential authority, testing the boundaries of executive power.
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