US appeals court sides with Trump, clears way to fire thousands of federal workers

Source: Reuters

US appeals court sides with Trump, clears way to fire thousands of federal workers

By Daniel Wiessner
April 9, 2025 1:25 PM EDT Updated an hour ago

April 9 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court cleared the way on Wednesday for 18 federal agencies to once again fire thousands of employees who lost their jobs as part of President Donald Trump's purge of the federal workforce but were later reinstated by a judge.

The Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the lower-court judge likely lacked the power to order (1) probationary government employees be reinstated after finding their firings violated regulations for mass layoffs.

(1) https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-judge-blocks-trump-administration-firing-federal-employees-probation-2025-04-02/

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-appeals-court-sides-with-trump-clears-way-fire-thousands-federal-workers-2025-04-09/

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https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-litigation-legal-challenges-trump-administration/

This is Maryland et al. v. U.S. Department of Agriculture et al.

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69714275/maryland-v-united-states-department-of-agriculture/

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BREAKING: A federal appeals court has given the greenlight for the Trump administration to terminate probationary employees, lifting the last remaining block.

2-1 decision.

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25893127/stay.pdf

April 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM

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It is not a final ruling on the merits. This relates to preliminary relief. Agree that I don't like it, but it is not the whole case.
April 9, 2025 at 1:13 PM

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