{"id":936,"date":"2026-10-27T10:37:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T10:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themedianow.net\/2026-10-27-maurene-comey-firing\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T10:37:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T10:37:23","slug":"2026-10-27-maurene-comey-firing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themedianow.net\/ro\/2026-10-27-maurene-comey-firing\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal judge rules DOJ\u2019s firing of prosecutor Maurene Comey unlawful"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Federal judge rules DOJ\u2019s firing of prosecutor Maurene Comey unlawful<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Created:<\/strong> 2026-10-27T07:00:00-04:00 (America\/New_York)<br><strong>Last updated:<\/strong> 2026-10-27T06:36:31-04:00 (America\/New_York)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman (S.D.N.Y.) ruled Oct. 26 that the Justice Department\u2019s July 2025 termination of Assistant U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey violated federal civil-service law and the separation of powers, and ordered retroactive reinstatement with back pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What we can say from primary-oriented reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Comey v. DOJ et al., No. 25-CV-7625 (JMF); Opinion and Order dated Oct. 26, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>The opinion states Comey served nearly ten years as an AUSA in SDNY\u2019s criminal division and was terminated by email on July 16, 2025, citing Article II.<\/li>\n<li>The government argued the removal was authorized by 28 U.S.C. \u00a7 542(b) and that Article II bars Congress from limiting removal of federal prosecutors; the court rejected both arguments.<\/li>\n<li>The court held the removal violated the Civil Service Reform Act and the constitutional separation of powers, and granted retroactive reinstatement and back pay from the termination date through Dec. 20, 2025.<\/li>\n<li>Comey\u2019s complaint alleged she was fired because she is the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey and\/or for perceived political beliefs (an allegation in the complaint, as described in the opinion).<\/li>\n<li>Not yet verified against a primary source (TBD): Whether DOJ will appeal; no DOJ statement verified in this run.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Primary sources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nysd.uscourts.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/25cv7625%20%5B96%5D%20Opinion%2010.26.2026.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">Opinion and Order, Comey v. DOJ, 25-CV-7625 (JMF), S.D.N.Y., Oct. 26, 2026 (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How outlets framed it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Visually separated appendix \u2014 outlet angles from headlines in today\u2019s scout. Not our voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>NYT:<\/strong> Headline frames the story as: \u201cTrump Administration Unlawfully Fired Maurene Comey, Judge Rules\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>WaPo:<\/strong> Headline frames the story as: \u201cDOJ unlawfully fired Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI director, judge rules\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reuters:<\/strong> Headline frames the story as: \u201cTrump administration&#8217;s firing of prosecutor Maurene Comey was unlawful, judge rules\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>NBC:<\/strong> Headline frames the story as: \u201cJudge orders DOJ to reinstate former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, daughter of ex-FBI director\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>WSJ:<\/strong> Headline frames the story as: \u201cJudge Finds Maurene Comey Was Fired Unlawfully From Prosecutor\u2019s Office\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal judge rules DOJ\u2019s firing of prosecutor Maurene Comey unlawful Created: 2026-10-27T07:00:00-04:00 (America\/New_York)Last updated: 2026-10-27T06:36:31-04:00 (America\/New_York) U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman (S.D.N.Y.) ruled Oct. 26 that the Justice Department\u2019s July 2025 termination of Assistant U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey violated federal civil-service law and the separation of powers, and ordered retroactive reinstatement with back pay. 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