Appeals Court Denies Trump Admin’s Bid to Stay Order Blocking Mass Firings of Federal Workers

A San Francisco-based federal appeals court on Friday denied the Trump administration’s bid to pause a lower court ruling that had blocked President Donald Trump’s directives for workforce reductions at federal agencies from taking effect. In a 2-1 decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled—with one judge dissenting—that Trump’s executive order directing agency leaders to carry out mass firings “far exceeds the president’s supervisory powers under the Constitution.” Circuit Judge William Fletcher stated that the administration has “not identified a federal statute” granting the authority to conduct large-scale workforce reductions, and that the reorganization plans outlined in Trump’s order have “long been subject to Congressional approval.”...