Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let Him Fire Agencies’ Leaders
An appeals court ordered Cathy Harris and Gwynne Wilcox reinstated to their positions at agencies protecting workers’ rights.
Merit Systems Protection Board (US)
Appeals Court Reinstates 2 Leaders of Federal Boards Fired by Trump
A full appeals court panel voted 7-4 to restore Cathy Harris and Gwynne Wilcox to their positions, setting up an expected Supreme Court finale.
Appeals Court Allows Trump to Fire Heads of 2 Independent Boards
The ruling, in a case seen as a test of the president’s push for expansive executive authority, cripples the operations of the Merit Systems Protection Board and the National Labor Relations Board.
Trump Administration Must Rehire Thousands of Fired Workers, Judge Rules
A federal judge on Thursday called the administration’s justification for firing thousands of workers with probationary status a “sham.”
Trump Administration Told to Reinstate Nearly 6,000 USDA Workers
The fired employees were on probationary status, swept up in the administration’s push to rapidly reduce the size of the federal work force in part by targeting those types of workers.