US Privacy Board Democratic Members’ Dismissal Overturned (3)

Two Democrats from the US government’s top privacy and civil liberties watchdog were unlawfully fired by President Donald Trump, a federal district judge ruled Wednesday.

Congress intended to restrict the president from removing the United States Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board members at will, and that restriction is constitutional, Judge Reggie B. Walton of the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled, granting a motion for summary judgment.

The firings of plaintiffs Travis LeBlanc and Edward Felten are null and void, the court said. The president isn’t subject to the permanent injunction, but other defendants are ...