Tuesday, April 08, 2025

SCOTUS Allows Trump Admin to Fire 16K Probationary Workers

The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked an order for the Trump administration to return to work thousands of federal employees ...

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I am not surprised by this order, because Judge Alsup's finding of organization standing was pretty vulnerable under SCOTUS precedent. (Presumably that's why Kagan didn't note a dissent.) Alsup has more paths available to reward further relief to the plaintiffs--this isn't the end of the story.

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-- Mark Joseph Stern (@mjsdc.bsky.social) April 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM

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"It's the third time in less than a week that the justices have sided with the Republican administration in its fight against federal judges whose orders have slowed President Donald Trump's agenda. The court also paused an order restoring grants for teacher training and lifted an order that froze deportations under an 18th century wartime law."

Ralph Nader, Jill Stein, and None of the Above voters give themselves a pat on the back for a job well done.

#1 | Posted by censored at 2025-04-08 04:12 PM

Super
Callous
Fascist
Racist
Sexist
Nazi
SCOTUS

#2 | Posted by Wildman62 at 2025-04-09 11:20 AM

Good riddance

#3 | Posted by THEBULL at 2025-04-09 06:37 PM

"they can get another job"

Joe Biden

January 20 2021

F'M

shrimpBIGPENIStacodan

April 9. 2025

#4 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-04-09 09:16 PM

2 | Posted by Wildman62

I don't know who you are but it's nice to see some creativity

from the DR mutton heads with no sense of humor.

yes I was singing the song with your "lyrics"

#5 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-04-09 09:19 PM

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