A federal judge has thrown a wrench into the Trump administration’s bid to slash the federal workforce, ordering the reinstatement of thousands of probationary employees axed in a sweeping purge across multiple agencies.
U.S. District Judge William Alsup ruled Thursday that the mass firings violated federal law, mandating immediate reinstatement offers for the affected workers.
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The decision, handed down in San Francisco, targets dismissals at the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Interior, and Treasury. It stems from a lawsuit by a coalition of labor unions and advocacy groups challenging the Republican administration’s aggressive downsizing push.
Judge Alsup found the terminations—part of a broader effort to shrink government—lacked legal grounding, delivering a setback to Trump’s workforce overhaul.
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The ruling forces the agencies to reverse course, offering a lifeline to probationary employees caught in the crosshairs.
As the administration doubles down on its lean-government agenda, the order signals a brewing legal battle over the fate of the federal payroll—and the limits of executive power.
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