Trump Admin Asks SCOTUS To Intervene In Rehiring Federal Workers

U.S. District Judge William Alsup previously ordered the administration to indefinitely reinstate over 16,000 probationary employees.

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to intervene in the rehiring of federal workers.

U.S. District Judge William Alsup previously ordered the administration to indefinitely reinstate over 16,000 probationary employees. Those involved were terminated at a half-dozen agencies after ruling that their firings were likely unlawful.

The move is part of Trump’s effort to significantly reduce the size of the federal workforce aiming to cut spending and reshape federal bureaucracy.

“The lower courts should not be allowed to transform themselves into all-purpose overseers of executive branch hiring, firing, contracting, and policy-making. Only this court can end the interbranch power grab.” acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris said.