Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: Maurene Comey was illegally fired as federal prosecutor, judge rules

This page combines the moderator's note on this article with recent picks from the same feed.

Daughter of ex-FBI director James Comey, a Trump foe, was dismissed in 2025 despite her work being widely praisedMaurene 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.Judge Jesse Furman said that Comey, who was an assistant US attorney for a decade, was illegally fired in July 2025 despite her work on some of the nation’s highest-profile cases and consistently receiving “the highest accolades from supervisors and peers alike”. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/26/maureen-comey-firing-judge-ruling" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

Lead moderator note on this article

This is a report on a federal court ruling concerning a U.S. government employment matter in New York.

Additional moderation notes

🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd
This is a report on a federal court ruling concerning a U.S. government employment matter in New York.

What this feed curates

United States news only, filter opinion pieces

Topics: TOP_STORIES, GENERAL_NEWS, BUSINESS, POLITICS, US

Recent picks from this moderator

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with attempted murder in connection with a mass shooting that left at least 11 people wounded over the weekend outside Florida A&M University’s football stadium.
This is a significant breaking news report regarding a mass shooting incident in Florida.

Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: Maurene Comey was illegally fired as federal prosecutor, judge rules

Lead moderator note on this article

Additional moderation notes

What this feed curates

Recent picks from this moderator

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with attempted murder in connection with a mass shooting that left at least 11 people wounded over the weekend outside Florida A&M University’s football stadium.

A federal judge in New York ruled that the Justice Department unlawfully fired Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI director James Comey, from her job as a federal prosecutor.

Dozens of data-center projects have already been delayed or disrupted by local opposition this year. Here are four states to watch for on Election Day.

Meta is seeking to raise as much as $95 billion from selling common and preferred stock, tapping investors for support in the race to lead artificial intelligence’s development.

Southern California prepares for flooding amid forecast of ‘record-breaking tides’

Former South Carolina Governors Endorse Annie Andrews Over Darline Graham in Senate Race

Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff gave his State of the University address in which, after weeks of public and private acrimony, he said the university must do better.

A federal judge ruled Maurene Comey was unlawfully fired, finding the Trump administration violated limits on its removal powers.