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Comey reinstatement order

News · Heat 3.3 / 10 · 2 shows · 13m airtime

A federal district court ruled on October 26, 2026 that the firing of Maureen Comey, a career prosecutor who worked on the Ghislaine Maxwell case, was unlawful, ordering her reinstated with back pay. Judge Jesse Furman found the termination violated the separation of powers, federal administrative law and Comey's due process rights, and later held it also violated the Civil Service Reform Act and her First and Fifth Amendment rights. Back pay runs to December of last year, and Furman has threatened contempt against anyone who bars Comey from returning. The discussion centers on the ruling as a check on the administration's unitary executive theory.

How 2 podcasts covered it

  1. Legal AF by MeidasTouch, 2026-10-27 (29:48 to 33:51)
    Walks through the Comey reinstatement ruling
    Takes up the district court ruling reinstating Maureen Comey with back pay, walking through her due process and First Amendment claims and the 30-day civil service notice rule, then widens into the unitary executive theory and James Comey's refusal to pledge loyalty.
    New angle: A federal judge ordered Maureen Comey reinstated with back pay after finding her firing unlawful.
  2. The Bulwark Daily, 2026-10-27 (9:53 to 11:46)
    Details Judge Furman's separation ruling
    Adds the ruling's specifics: Judge Jesse Furman found the July 2025 firing violated the separation of powers, federal administrative law and Comey's due process rights, and frames it as part of the retribution campaign against her father.
    New angle: Judge Jesse Furman found the firing violated the separation of powers, federal administrative law and Comey's due process rights.
  3. Legal AF by MeidasTouch, 2026-10-28 (0:00 to 5:14)
    Reads the reinstatement order and predicts appeal
    Reads from Judge Furman's order reinstating Maurene Comey, walking through the Civil Service Reform Act, First Amendment and due process findings and the rejection of the government's Article II argument. It stays inside the text of the ruling and predicts the appeal.
    New angle: Furman held the firing violated the Civil Service Reform Act, Comey's First Amendment and Fifth Amendment due process rights, and ordered reinstatement with back pay.
  4. Legal AF by MeidasTouch, 2026-10-28 (6:12 to 8:31)
    Walks through the opinion's factual findings
    Walks through the opinion's factual findings: Laura Loomer's repeated posts demanding Comey and her husband be fired, Jay Clayton's 'it came from Washington' answer, and Loomer claiming credit the day Comey was fired. Adds the back-pay start date and Furman's contempt threat if the DOJ refuses to let her back in.
    New angle: Furman ordered back pay running to December of last year and threatened contempt against anyone who bars Comey from returning.
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