Labor/Employment,
Government,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Mar. 28, 2025
9th Circuit rejects Trump administration bid to delay rehiring of fired federal workers
The appeals court denied the Trump administration's request to pause a lower court order reinstating over 16,000 probationary federal employees. As Justice Elena Kagan considers the matter at the U.S. Supreme Court, tensions escalate over judicial authority and executive branch personnel decisions.
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals motions panel on Wednesday evening rejected the Trump administration's motion for a stay of a San Francisco judge's preliminary injunction ordering the reinstatement of probationary employees who were fired by six federal agencies last month.
Meanwhile, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan on Thursday ordered attorneys for the unions that sued the U.S. Office of Personnel Management to file a response to the U.S. Department of Justice&...
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