Trump illegally removed member of board protecting government employees, judge rules

Judge reverses Trump firing of employee appeals board member

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration’s firing of a federal employee appeals board member was unlawful. U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras ruled in favor of Cathy Harris, ...

The Hill - 4h

Judge rules mass firings of federal probationary employees likely illegal

He ordered the Office of Personnel Management to tell certain federal agencies it couldn't order the firings of probationary employees, including at the Defense Department.

CBS News - 4d

Trump's effort to fire government watchdog 'unlawful', judge rules

President Donald Trump's effort to remove the head of a federal watchdog agency was "unlawful," a federal judge in Washington, D.C., said Saturday.

NBC News - 2d

Trump’s firing of watchdog agency chief illegal and would give ‘license to bully officials’, judge rules

Case is seen as early test of scope of presidential authority as Trump seeks to rein in federal agencies’ independence. A US judge on Saturday declared president Donald Trump’s firing of the head ...

The Guardian - 2d

Apple removes advanced data protection tool in face of UK government request

Apple says removal of tool after government asked for right to see data will make iCloud users more vulnerable. Business live – latest updates Apple has taken the unprecedented step of ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

Firing of whistleblower protection office head unlawful, judge rules

A federal judge on Saturday ruled that President Trump’s firing of the head of an office designed to protect government whistleblowers was unlawful. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled in ...

The Hill - 2d

Judge Says Trump Administration Memos Directing Mass Firings Were Illegal

A federal judge in California ordered the retraction of the memos. He suggested, but did not order, that the layoffs be stopped.

The New York Times - 4d

Judge allows Trump's government workforce cuts to continue

A federal judge will allow the Trump administration's cuts to the government workforce to continue after declining a request from labor unions for relief. The judge says he lacks jurisdiction and ...

CBS News - Feb. 21

Judge orders DOGE employee to testify in lawsuit against the Trump administration

U.S. District Judge John Bates called the Department of Government Efficiency's work "opaque" as he ordered an official to shed more light on its structure and activity.

NBC News - 4d

Judge Says Trump Can’t Fire Chair of Federal Workers Board Without Cause

Cathy Harris had sued to block her dismissal from the panel that handles government employee disputes. Employees swept up in the Trump administration’s mass firings have appealed to the board.

The New York Times - 1h

Trump administration can continue mass firings of federal workers, judge rules

US judge rejects bid by group of labor unions to halt president’s government overhaul through Musk-led ‘Doge’. The Trump administration can for now continue its mass firings of federal employees, ...

The Guardian - Feb. 20

Trump administration mass layoffs can continue, judge rules

A judge allowed the Department of Government Efficiency's federal workforce cuts to continue on Friday. Probationary workers and IRS staff are on the chopping block as the Defense Department ...

CBS News - Feb. 21

Judge rules that Trump's firing of whistleblower office chief was unlawful

Hampton Dellinger, who leads the Office of Special Counsel, sued President Trump last month after he was fired.

CBS News - 2d

Trump: Iowa should pass measure removing protections for transgender people 'as fast as possible'

President Trump is urging Iowa to finalize legislation that would remove protections for transgender people, following the lead of his executive order.

The Hill - 4d

Democrats introduce bill to protect transgender service members

A group of Democrats have introduced a bill to protect diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the military following President Trump's January executive order to dismantle such programming. The ...

The Hill - Feb. 24

Trump 2nd term live updates: Judge rules Trump's firing of watchdog was unlawful

Trump’s efforts to reshape the federal government suffered a loss in court when a judge blocked his administration from firing the head of a federal watchdog agency.

ABC News - 1d

Details on judge's allowance of government layoffs

A federal judge has refused to stop President Trump's mass firings, saying unions representing those workers have to take their claims to the Federal Labor Relations Authority. CBS News senior ...

CBS News - Feb. 21

Trump administration does not have to allow Associated Press access yet, judge rules

A federal judge on Monday declined to issue a temporary restraining order for The Associated Press in its effort to gain full access to the Trump administration, asking for a fuller briefing before ...

NBC News - Feb. 24

Federal judge rules Trump administration can fire career intel officers who had DEI jobs

A judge ruled the Trump administration can fire dozens of intelligence officers with CIA and ODNI who had temporary assignments working on diversity programs.

NBC News - 5d

Judge Rules Trump Can’t Fire Head of Federal Watchdog Agency Without Cause

A federal judge said that the president’s efforts to remove Hampton Dellinger, who leads the Office of Special Counsel, were unlawful. The agency protects whistle-blowers.

The New York Times - 2d

Iowa lawmakers vote to remove gender identity as a protected class

Iowa’s Republican-led Legislature voted Thursday to remove gender identity as a protected class from the state’s civil rights code, sending the first-of-its-kind measure to Gov. Kim Reynolds (R). ...

The Hill - 4d

Iowa becomes first state to remove civil rights protections for transgender people

Iowa has become the first state to remove civil rights protections for transgender people. Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the bill Friday, just a week after it was introduced in the state Legislature. ...

CBS News - 3d

Elon Musk’s DOGE Removes Employees That Created Free Tax-Filing Site

Elon Musk and DOGE deem their jobs as “non critical.”

Inc. - 2d

Asylum-seeker believed to be deported hours before judge blocked removal: Lawyers

A federal judge temporarily blocked the deportation of eight asylum-seekers, but it was too late for one woman who lawyers say has already been deported.

ABC News - Feb. 21

Mississippi Judge Lifts Order That Forced Newspaper to Remove an Editorial

The judge’s order against The Clarksdale Press Register in Clarksdale, Miss., had alarmed press advocates, who said it was a violation of the First Amendment.

The New York Times - 5d

Lutnick Remarks on Removing Government Spending in GDP Data Raises Fears

Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, suggested government spending should be excluded from data about U.S. economic output.

The New York Times - 25m

Judge extends block on firing head of whistleblower protection office by three days

A federal judge on Wednesday extended an order barring President Trump from firing the head of an office designed to protect government whistleblowers by three days as she weighs further relief. ...

The Hill - 6d

Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row

Customers' photos and documents stored online will no longer be protected by end-to-end encryption.

BBC News - Feb. 22

Trump vows to deport students over 'illegal protests'

The move comes less than a year after massive Gaza war protests swept across US college campuses.

BBC News - 1h

Request to block mass firing of probationary employees denied by judge

A judge has denied labor unions' request to temporarily block the administration from carrying out mass firing of probationary employees and deferred resignation offers.

ABC News - Feb. 21

Judge orders rescission of OPM memos directing agencies to fire probationary employees

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to rescind memos that directed agencies across the federal government to fire probationary employees, finding they were ...

The Hill - 4d

DOGE Puts $1 Spending Limit on Government Employee Credit Cards

The restrictions are already in place at the General Services Administration along with several other agencies. Soon they’ll roll out to most of the federal government, sources say.

Wired - Feb. 20

Senate Republicans criticize Musk over email to government employees

Senate Republicans on Monday criticized Elon Musk’s directive for federal government employees to lose their jobs if they did not send in a bullet-pointed summary of what they did last week at ...

The Hill - Feb. 25

Elon Musk Says Government Needs Innovation. His Former Employees Disagree

Some who saw Musk move fast and break Twitter are worried about what he’s doing to the government.

Inc. - 12h

How a low-profile federal board could host appeals for thousands of fired government workers

Thousands of federal workers fired in recent days by the Trump administration may be able to use an appeals process to get reinstated in their jobs — and potentially receive back pay.

NBC News - Feb. 24

NYC Mayor Eric Adams' corruption case will continue for now, judge rules

A federal judge will not immediately drop the corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams and has appointed outside attorney Paul Clement to argue before the court. CBS News' Jake ...

CBS News - Feb. 21

Trump illegally removed member of board protecting government employees, judge rules

Topics