The legal battle stems from the termination of an estimated 16,000 probationary federal employees since President Donald Trump took office, prompting a wave of lawsuits from Democrat-led states and former workers.
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TheSupremeCourtonTuesdaysidedwiththeTrumpadministrationandupheldthemassfiringoftensofthousandsofprobationaryfederalemployees,grantingarequestforanemergencyadministrativestayonalowercourtorderblockingthefirings.
Themajorityofthehighcourtruledthattheplaintiffs,ninenon-profitorganizationswhohadsuedtoreinstatetheemployees,lackedstandingtosue.
“TheDistrictCourt’sinjunctionwasbasedsolelyontheallegationsoftheninenon-profit-organizationplaintiffsinthiscase.Butunderestablishedlaw,thoseallegationsarepresentlyinsufficienttosupporttheorganizations’standing,”thecourtsaidinanorder.
JusticeSoniaSotomayorandJusticeKetanjiBrownJacksonwouldhavedeniedtheapplicationforastay.
JUDGEBOASBERGPOISEDTOHOLDTRUMPADMININCONTEMPT,TAKESDOWNNAMESOFDHSOFFICIALS:‘PRETTYSKETCHY’
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