Court Upholds Order to Reinstate Thousands of Federal Workers Fired by Trump Administration

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Trump administration's request to block a ruling requiring the rehiring of 30,000 probationary federal employees dismissed in a workforce reduction plan.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Trump administration's bid for an immediate stay on a lower court ruling reinstating fired probationary federal employees.
U.S. District Judge William Alsup ruled last week that the mass terminations violated federal regulations, citing procedural flaws and lack of authority by the Office of Personnel Management.
The reinstatement order affects approximately 30,000 employees across six federal agencies, including Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Interior, and Treasury.
President Trump has criticized the rulings, calling them a threat to executive authority and signaling potential escalation of the legal battle to the Supreme Court.
Labor unions and Democratic-led states have challenged the firings as politically motivated, while the administration maintains they were performance-based and lawful.

San Francisco Chronicle