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  "id": 16636091,
  "title": "Daughter of ex-FBI director Comey was unlawfully fired as federal prosecutor, judge rules",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/daughter-of-ex-fbi-director-comey-was-unlawfully-fired-as-federal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T17:58:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3372214/judge-rules-daughter-ex-fbi-director-comey-was-unlawfully-fired-federal-prosecutor"
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  "account": "Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was unlawfully terminated from her role as a federal prosecutor in New York, according to a ruling by Judge Jesse M Furman on Monday. Despite her extensive career, spanning a decade as an assistant US attorney, Comey was dismissed in July 2025. She had worked on numerous high-profile cases and received consistent praise from her superiors and colleagues. Following her dismissal, Comey filed a lawsuit against the Justice Department and others, contending that her termination violated the separation of powers, the First Amendment, and the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment. She alleged that her firing was due to her familial relationship with James Comey, a longstanding adversary of US President Donald Trump, or her presumed political beliefs. Judge Furman dismissed the government's argument that Comey could have been fired due to the president's \"conclusive and preclusive\" authority. He emphasized that the government's assertion Congress cannot regulate the removal of federal prosecutors contradicts centuries of Supreme Court rulings. Furman firmly stated that accepting the government's position would undermine the constitutional framework of the nation. The Justice Department has not yet commented on the ruling.",
  "summary": "Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was unlawfully fired from her job as a federal prosecutor in New York last year, a federal judge ruled on Monday. Judge Jesse M Furman said Comey, who was an assistant US attorney for a decade, was illegally fired in July 2025 despite her work on some of the nation’s highest-profile cases and consistently receiving “the highest…",
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        "title": "Judge reinstates Maurene Comey after ruling her firing unlawful",
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        "published": "2026-10-26T15:48:24.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Judge rules Maurene Comey, daughter of ex-FBI director, was unlawfully fired by Trump administration",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/judge-rules-maurene-comey-daughter-of-ex-fbi-director-was-unlawfully",
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        "title": "Maurene Comey, James Comey's daughter, was unlawfully fired, judge rules",
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        "title": "Trump administration's firing of Maurene Comey ruled unlawful as judge backs lawsuit over alleged political bias",
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        "title": "Judge rules James Comey's daughter unlawfully fired as federal prosecutor",
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        "published": "2026-10-26T16:17:54.000Z"
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        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Trump DOJ illegally fired ex-FBI director's daughter, Maurene Comey, as a federal prosecutor, judge rules",
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        "published": "2026-10-26T17:11:17.000Z"
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        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Judge says DOJ illegally fired the daughter of former FBI director Comey",
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        "published": "2026-10-26T18:38:01.000Z"
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        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Trump administration illegally fired James Comey's daughter, judge rules",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/trump-administration-illegally-fired-james-comeys-daughter-judge-rules",
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