Roger Rogoff, a newly sworn-in US attorney for the Western District of Washington, has sued the Trump administration after being dismissed just 54 minutes after taking office. The case is presented as an unprecedented challenge to a president’s ability to remove a court-appointed federal prosecutor, raising wider questions about judicial appointments and executive authority.

Rogoff was appointed last week to the role, according to the article, before his short tenure ended almost immediately. His lawsuit seeks to contest the legality of the dismissal and could test the boundaries between the White House, the Justice Department and the federal courts.