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

Agencies that fired 25,000 federal workers comply with court-ordered reinstatements

Several federal agencies responsible for terminating nearly 25,000 federal probationary status workers told a federal court Monday evening that they’re complying with an order to reinstate those employees, giving thousands of people their jobs back for the time being. According to a status report and corresponding declarations filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 18 federal agencies and their subcomponents said they wer…

Appeals court hears arguments over Trump’s bid to fire 2 board members

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Justice Department attorney on Tuesday urged an appeals court to suspend judicial orders favoring two board members who were fired by President Donald Trump from their respective posts in the federal government. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit didn’t immediately rule after hearing attorneys’ arguments. On March 4, U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras ruled that Trump ille…

Appeals court hears arguments over Trump's bid to fire 2 board members

A Justice Department attorney on Tuesday urged an appeals court to suspend judicial orders favoring two board members who were fired by President Donald Trump from their respective posts in the federal government.A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit didn't immediately rule after hearing attorneys' arguments.On March 4, U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras ruled that Trump illegally tried to fire …

Federal appeals court turns down Trump attempt to block rehiring of fired workers

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Monday denied the Trump administration’s emergency effort to block the reinstatement of federal employees at six government agencies.

Appeals court denies Trump request to stay ruling ordering him to rehire fired workers

An appeals court has denied a Trump administration request to block a district court's ruling that directs it to rehire tens of thousands of federal workers it fired.

Court Rejects Trump Admin’s Bid to Block Reinstatement of Thousands of Employees

A federal appeals court on March 17 denied an attempt from President Donald Trump’s administration to block the reinstatement of thousands of newer federal government employees who had recently been fired. A majority of a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit panel said that blocking a lower court’s order would “disrupt the status quo and turn it on its head.” U.S. Circuit Judges Ana de Alba and Barry Silverman formed the majority. U.S. Di…