US EditionFederal Appeals Court Backs Trump Administration's Mass Federal Worker Firings
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled in a 2-to-1 decision that the Trump administration can fire probationary employees, overriding a previous reinstatement ruling from a Maryland judge.
- The decision allows the government to continue removing probationary workers, with more than 20,000 having been terminated since February.
- The Supreme Court had previously supported the administration by staying an order that would require the rehiring of these employees, stating that the unions lacked standing.
- The employees face uncertainty as they could be fired again, with legal battles ongoing about the administration's actions.
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The Supreme Court has blocked a lower court order that would have reinstated 16,000 federal workers fired under the Trump administration—many of whom are Black and based in Maryland, where the federal workforce is a major economic engine. Critics say the mass firings, which bypassed legal protections for probationary employees, disproportionately harm minority communities and threaten the integrity of federal agencies. Lawmakers and advocacy gro…
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