Judge orders Trump admin to rescind memo directing mass firing of federal workers
Judge orders Trump admin to rescind memo directing mass firing of federal workers
The judge's direction to the Office of Personnel Management does not reinstate any dismissed employees.
Summary
Federal Judge William Alsup ordered the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to rescind its January and February memos directing mass firing of probationary federal employees, ruling them "illegal."
Alsup declared OPM "has no authority to tell any agency... who they can hire and who they can fire," and ordered OPM to notify the Department of Defense immediately.
Though the ruling doesn't automatically reinstate dismissed workers, union leaders called it "an important initial victory."
Acting OPM Director Charles Ezell will testify at an upcoming hearing. The directives could have affected hundreds of thousands of government employees.
Tomorrow:
The directors of the firm hired to run the departments after the other people had been sacked, wish it to be known that they have just been sacked.
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Another court decision that we can expect this admin to not comply with…
AdminRegimeThey're deliberately misinterpreting some orders, but they aren't fully ignoring the courts at the moment. They still fear the courts. We've got to use every tool we can to fight back. The courts are one tool, we should use them
They've complied with important court orders recently. Don't take any outcome for granted until it happens. Otherwise we just doom and spread the apathy that Trump and Musk want us to have
For instance,
Gov. Josh Shapiro Says Over $2 Billion of Federal Funding Is Unfrozen for Pennsylvania
Though the ruling doesn’t automatically reinstate dismissed workers,
Why the fuck doesn't it do that?
It's just too darn complicated! Who knew that running the government, even right into the ground, would be difficult? 🤔
And SO HELP THEM GOD if they DONT! They'll get a STERN LETTER!