FBI Firings
6 proceedings tracked · Active
The Trump administration's dismissal of FBI leadership and the firing or forced resignation of scores of FBI agents and senior officials prompted litigation from terminated agents asserting civil service protections, First Amendment retaliation, and whistleblower-protection violations. Cases also include suits by agents disciplined for their roles in January 6 investigations and by officials targeted in retaliatory political firings.
FBI Firings
Case No. 1:25-cv-00328
D.D.C. FBI firings challenge before Judge Cobb on behalf of terminated agents asserting civil service protections and First Amendment retaliation; reached a decided disposition.
FBI Firings
Case No. 1:25-cv-00325
Companion D.D.C. FBI agent termination challenge raising whistleblower-protection and due-process claims; reached a decided disposition on the threshold legal framework.
FBI Firings
Case No. 1:25-cv-03109
Active D.D.C. suit by FBI agents fired in the second wave of dismissals, alleging targeted retaliation for agents' involvement in January 6 prosecutions.
FBI Firings
Case No. 1:25-cv-04031
Active proceeding by senior FBI officials removed for allegedly political reasons, raising First Amendment and Civil Service Reform Act claims.
FBI Firings
Case No. 1:26-cv-00959
2026 FBI firing suit reflecting continued terminations into the second year of the administration, with civil service statutory claims still unresolved on appeal.
FBI Firings
Case No. 1:26-cv-01086
Active 2026 challenge by a cohort of FBI agents asserting the narrow civil service protections for Bureau employees still bar politically motivated dismissals.