A federal appeals court ruled Monday that 19 mostly Democrat-led states lack standing to challenge President Donald Trump’s decision to fire nearly 25,000 probationary government workers.
In a 2-1 ruling, the Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals returned a preliminary injunction to a lower court with orders to dismiss.
The ruling said the Trump administration does not need to rehire employees who live and work in 19 states and the District of Columbia. The order applies to dismissed employees in probationary status, meaning they’re new to their jobs.
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