ABC News: Top Stories | Judge blocks DOJ's attempt to move Maurene Comey's lawsuit out of court AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. A federal judge in New York rejected the Justice Department’s attempt to transfer Assistant U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey’s wrongful‑termination lawsuit out of court, keeping the case before him because her dismissal was carried out under the President’s Article II executive authority rather than standard civil‑service procedures. Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey, left the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York last year and has sued the DOJ, alleging she was fired arbitrarily because of her father’s prominence and perceived political affiliations. The department argued the dispute should be heard by the Merit Systems Protection Board, but the judge noted that Comey was a career prosecutor who handled high‑profile cases—including those against Sean “Diddy” Combs, Robert Hadden, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell—and was terminated with a single reason: the President’s constitutional power to remove federal employees. The next hearing is set for May 28. Read more: https://abcnews.com/US/judge-blocks-dojs-attempt-move-maurene-comeys-wrongful/story?id=132453209 #JesseFurman #MaureneComey #JamesComey #FBI #SouthernDistrict #SeanCombs #JeffreyEpstein #GhislaineMaxwell