The massive layoffs are part of the Trump administration’s attempts to reduce federal government size, reduce spending and improve overall efficiency.
On March 21, the Trump administration’s attempt to appeal a district judge’s order to restore nearly 25,000 probation workers to their jobs across 18 federal agencies was discontinued on March 21.
Judge Alison, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, chose not to suspend the order as he was planning to next decide whether to extend his ruling further in the case filed by the 19 Democratic-led states and the Washington, D.C.
Bredar granted a temporary restraining order on March 13th. He determined that mass shootings would not follow the steps required to fire federal workers. In particular, it determined that an agency is necessary to provide 60-day layoff notifications to state and local governments.
Mayland-based Baltimore has controlled a preliminary injunction motion to enforce his decision for a lawsuit or appeal, with another hearing scheduled for another March 26th.
Rush wrote separately, but she said that although she felt it was not appropriate to block Bredar’s sentence right now, he had no authority to order reinstatement beyond the state he sued.
“The district court lost sight of who the plaintiffs were and what kind of injuries they alleged when it concluded a nationwide injunction,” she said.
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The top three fired personnel include 7,605 from the Treasury, 5,714 from the Department of Agriculture and 3,248 from the Department of Health and Human Services.
On March 13, US District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco ordered the recovery of six agencies and some Department of Defense probation workers. The case has been appealed by the Trump administration in a San Francisco-based court of appeals.
The massive layoffs are part of the Trump administration’s attempts to reduce federal government size, reduce spending and improve overall efficiency.
Zachary Stieber and Reuters contributed to this report.
