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Story summary
- U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman ordered Maurene Comey’s retroactive reinstatement as an assistant U.S. attorney.
- He ruled the DOJ’s July 2025 firing of Comey violated the Civil Service Reform Act.
- Furman said the Attorney General may remove an AUSA only as authorized by law.
- The decision was issued by the U.S. District Court in Manhattan.