Federal Court Upholds Trump Administration's Mass Firings Of Probationary Employees, Dismisses Democratic Lawsuit

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, in a 2-1 decision, dismissed the lawsuit brought by Democratic attorneys general, stating that the states lacked the standing to challenge the mass firings, reported The Hill. The court’s ruling effectively reversed a lower court decision that had barred the Trump administration from terminating thousands of probationary employees in Washington, D.C., and the 19 states that brought the lawsuit.