Clash Over Appellate Review of Trump’s Firing Power Heats Up

The Trump administration is opposing two fired immigration judges’ request to skip normal procedure in a bid to go straight to full federal appeals court consideration of the president’s power to remove mid-level government officials without cause.

Three-judge appellate panels regularly weigh such important constitutional questions and further review before an en banc court can happen later if warranted, the administration on Friday told the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

The case sets up the next courtroom showdown over President Donald Trump’s bid to expand his power to fire government officials. With the US Supreme Court poised ...