A federal judge who had ordered the Trump administration to reinstate fired federal probationary employees across the country at more than a dozen agencies has narrowed the scope of his ruling so it now applies to workers in the 19 states and the District of Columbia that challenged the mass dismiss

U.S. District Judge James Bredar in Baltimore issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday night that protects those workers while the lawsuit continues.

“Only states have sued here, and only to vindicate their interests as states,” Bredar wrote. “They are not proxies for the workers.”

The order requires the 18 agencies originally named in the lawsuit to follow the law in conducting any future reductions in force. Bredar has now added the Defense Department and the Office of Personnel Management to that number.

  • knightly the Sneptaur@pawb.social
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    2 days ago

    This isn’t defeatism, it’s realism.

    We’re already knee-deep in the constitutional crisis. Admitting that there’s a good chance that Trump will simply ignore the rulings against him isn’t discouraging, it’s radicalizing.

    • Infynis@midwest.socialEnglish
      81·
      2 days ago

      Admitting that there’s a good chance that Trump will simply ignore the rulings against him isn’t discouraging, it’s radicalizing.

      That’s not what the above commentor was doing though. They were criticizing the judge for doing their job. That’s also known as “Obeying in advance.” Just because they’ll break the law doesn’t mean it’s not important to uphold the structure.