Ruling in Maurene Comey firing lawsuit
The gist
A New York judge ruled Maurene Comey's firing unlawful and ordered her reinstated with back pay.
The case tests how far a president can go in removing career federal prosecutors.
How it unfolded
- 2025 -07Maurene Comey was fired from her job as a prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.
- 2025 -09Comey sued the Justice Department over her firing, alleging she was probably fired because Trump dislikes her father.
- May 29, 2026A Trump DOJ lawyer claimed in court that Maurene Comey can be fired for political reasons.