Trump asks Supreme Court to block reinstatement of fired probationary employees

Trump asks Supreme Court to pause reinstatement of some workers

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to pause a lower court decision requiring six agencies to reinstate more than 16,000 federal probationary workers.

CBS News - 1d

Appeals court denies Trump's bid to immediately reverse fired federal workers' reinstatement

A federal appeals court in a 2-1 decision Monday declined to immediately block a judge’s order that the Trump administration reinstate fired probationary employees at six federal agencies. The new ...

The Hill - Mar. 17

Second judge blocks mass firings of probationary federal workers

A second federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from firing federal workers, issuing an order Thursday that probationary employees be reinstated weeks after their dismissal. The ruling, ...

The Hill - Mar. 14

Judge orders 6 federal agencies to offer to reinstate fired probationary employees

A federal judge has ordered six federal agencies to offer to reinstate probationary employees who were fired as part of the Trump administration's cuts through the Office of Personnel Management. ...

CBS News - Mar. 13

White House vows to fight ruling that requires government reinstate fired probationary workers

The White House on Friday vowed to appeal the federal court rulings that required the Trump administration to reinstate probationary government employees who judges said were fired unlawfully at ...

The Hill - Mar. 14

Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene on blocks to his birthright citizenship order

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to significantly narrow nationwide injunctions blocking his order redefining birthright citizenship in the U.S.

ABC News - Mar. 14

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to intervene in rehiring of federal workers

The Trump administration Monday asked the Supreme Court to block an order forcing the government to rehire thousands of workers fired as part of President Trump’s effort to drastically reduce the ...

The Hill - 1d

Second judge orders thousands of probationary employees fired by Trump to be reinstated

U.S. District Judge James Bredar's order applies to 12 departments and several agencies that fired probationary workers during the Trump administration.

NBC News - Mar. 14

Judge orders Trump administration to reinstate most fired probationary staff

Ruling by California judge applies to thousands of employees dismissed from six federal agencies. A federal judge in California granted a preliminary injunction to reinstate thousands of fired ...

The Guardian - Mar. 13

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Block Ruling on Rehiring Fired Workers

An administration lawyer complained about what she said was a trend of lower court judges exceeding their authority in halting government programs.

The New York Times - 1d

Federal judge rules Trump must reinstate many fired federal employees

A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Trump administration must reinstate probationary government employees fired unlawfully at several agencies, lambasting the Justice Department at a hearing ...

The Hill - Mar. 13

Federal judge orders Trump admin to reinstate thousands of probationary employees

A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of previously terminated probationary employees across 18 different agencies.

ABC News - Mar. 14

Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in birthright citizenship cases

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to limit three lower court orders that blocked enforcement of his birthright citizenship executive order nationwide.

CBS News - Mar. 13

Judges order Trump to rehire thousands of fired federal workers

Two federal courts are ruling that the firings of probationary federal workers were improper and that tens of thousands of those employees must be immediately reinstated. The Trump administration ...

NBC News - Mar. 14

Trump brings birthright citizenship argument to Supreme Court

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court for an emergency intervention Thursday limiting lower court rulings that are blocking President Trump's plans to restrict birthright citizenship. ...

The Hill - Mar. 13

Fired CISA probationary employees to be reinstated after U.S. judge's order

Over 130 probationary cybersecurity agency workers were told in a mass-firing form letter last month they were "not fit" for employment.

CBS News - Mar. 17

Trump takes his plan to end birthright citizenship to the Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to narrow nationwide injunctions that have blocked the president’s plan to end automatic birthright citizenship.

NBC News - Mar. 13

Fired special counsel says he was preparing push to return all fired probationary employees to their job

Former special counsel Hampton Dellinger said he was planning to pursue legal action to restore all fired probationary workers back to their posts before a court failed to keep him in his role. ...

The Hill - Mar. 11

Trump admin says it is working to reinstate more than 24,000 fired federal workers

The Trump administration is moving to reinstate about 24,000 probationary workers it fired as part of its efforts to slash the size of the federal workforce, according to court documents filed Monday.

NBC News - Mar. 18

Details on judge's ruling that some government workers must be reinstated after mass firings

A federal judge in Maryland has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily reinstate thousands of probationary federal employees who were recently fired. CBS News congressional reporter ...

CBS News - Mar. 14

Trump administration moves to reinstate 24,000 federal workers after judge's order

The Trump administration has taken steps to reinstate thousands of probationary workers who were fired in its effort to downsize the federal government, according to court filings in one of two ...

The Hill - Mar. 18

Trump administration reinstating nearly 25,000 fired federal workers

The move to bring back laid off probationary employees comes after two federal judges deemed the terminations illegal.

BBC News - 6d

Fired NOAA staffers are reinstated, creating confusion on the heels of severe storms

National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration workers experienced a kind of whiplash as the government tried to reinstate probationary employees who had been fired.

NBC News - 6d

Appeals court reinstates portions of Trump’s DEI orders

A federal appeals court Friday reinstated portions of President Trump’s executive orders targeting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs that were blocked by a lower court. The unanimous ...

The Hill - Mar. 15

Reinstated, but Not Back to Work: Fired Workers Linger in ‘Limbo’

More than a dozen federal agencies have reinstated employees and immediately placed them on administrative leave, according to court filings.

The New York Times - 6d

Interior, Energy must rehire fired workers, judge says

Click for more from The Hill. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Interior, Energy must rehire fired workers, judge says The Trump administration must reinstate ...

The Hill - Mar. 13

Trump asks Supreme Court to take up birthright citizenship plan

The Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to limit the scope of lower court rulings against his executive order that would end automatic birthright citizenship. NBC News' Lawrence Hurley ...

NBC News - Mar. 13

Judge orders some federal agencies to reinstate thousands of probationary workers

A federal judge ordered that the departments of Veterans Affairs, Defense, Energy, Interior, and Treasury reinstate probationary employees who were terminated last month.

NBC News - Mar. 13

With mass rehirings ordered and a plea to the Supreme Court, Trump's court fights scale new heights

Judges this week ordered the government to reinstate thousands of workers, while the administration turned to the Supreme Court for help rolling back judicial powers.

NBC News - Mar. 14

Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order Reaches the Supreme Court

Trump administration lawyers asked the justices to limit the sweep of decisions by three lower courts that issued nationwide pauses on the policy.

The New York Times - Mar. 13

CFPB employees say mass firing plans remain in place

Two employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) testified Tuesday that top officials’ plans to fire hundreds of workers remain intact, as a federal judge weighs whether to ...

The Hill - Mar. 11

Trump administration briefing: Judge reinstates some fired workers, more tariff threats on EU

Judge says it is a ‘lie’ that employees at federal agencies had performance issues; Trump mulls EU alcohol tariff – key US politics stories from Thursday at a glance. A federal judge in California ...

The Guardian - Mar. 14

Judge appears likely to grant request to reinstate thousands of fired probationary workers

BALTIMORE — A federal judge in Maryland suggested Wednesday that he might direct that thousands of fired federal workers get their jobs back, at least temporarily, after hearing arguments that ...

NBC News - Mar. 12

Records show many federal workers were fired and rehired at 18 agencies

More than 24,000 federal probationary employees who worked across 18 agencies were fired as part of President Trump's efforts to reduce the size of government.

CBS News - Mar. 18

Wildlife biologist fired by DOGE continues working for free

In February, the Trump administration let go of over 2,300 probationary employees from the Interior Department as part of its effort to reduce the size of the federal workforce. One fired U.S. Fish ...

CBS News - Mar. 14

North Dakota Senate rejects resolution asking Supreme Court to overturn gay marriage ruling

The North Dakota Senate rejected a measure that would have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its landmark 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

NBC News - Mar. 14

Appeals panel appears skeptical of Trump administration’s independent agency firings

A federal appeals court panel raised skepticism Tuesday that President Trump’s firings of two independent agency leaders complied with Supreme Court precedent. Trump’s terminations of two ...

The Hill - Mar. 18

Federal workers say their future is uncertain even after court rulings call their firings illegal

Two judges ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump’s administration needs to reinstate thousands of federal workers it fired across dozens of agencies.

NBC News - Mar. 14

Democrats unveil bill to reinstate veterans fired in Trump workforce cuts

Democrats are proposing a measure to reinstate veterans who were recently fired from the federal government without cause, which has affected an estimated 6,000 veterans who make up about 30 ...

The Hill - Mar. 10

Trump asks Supreme Court to block reinstatement of fired probationary employees

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