(TheProudRepublic.com) – In a blow to President Donald Trump’s agenda, a federal judge’s ruling demands the Trump administration rehire thousands of unlawfully terminated federal workers.
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U.S. District Judge William Alsup, based in San Francisco, rebuked the Office of Personnel Management’s overreach.
Judge Alsup ordered six federal agencies to reinstate probationary employees dismissed without due process.
The affected departments include Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Interior, and Treasury.
The layoffs targeted employees in their positions for less than a year, as part of Trump’s efforts to reduce the federal government’s size.
Alsup cited the terminations lacked proper authority. The Office of Personnel Management and Charles Ezell, the acting director, were criticized for overstepping legal boundaries.
The terminations aimed to circumvent legal requirements for workforce reduction, which Alsup called a “sham” to bypass necessary statutory mandates.
The White House argued the firings were in line with guidance from OPM.
While this ruling challenges Trump’s approach to shrinking government size, it highlights the tensions between executive authority and judicial oversight.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated, “The Trump Administration will immediately fight back against this absurd and unconstitutional order.”
“It is sad, a sad day, when our government would fire some good employee and say it was based on performance when they know good and well that’s a lie,” Judge William Alsup declared, cited by AP.
Unions and other organizations challenged these dismissals, arguing that the OPM lacked authority and unfairly targeted employees who couldn’t appeal their terminations.
Judge Alsup noted some employees were fired for poor performance despite having received positive evaluations.
The involved unions and workers describe these firings as an attack on the ability of government agencies to function lawfully.
The Justice Department’s position that agencies reviewed employment fitness is under scrutiny.
Alsup found this explanation hard to believe, citing the lack of testimony from OPM’s acting director as a telling omission.
This case adds to a series of legal challenges against Trump’s methods and stresses the importance of constitutional checks and balances.
“That should not have been done in our country. It was a sham in order to avoid statutory requirements,” Judge Alsup concluded.
Ultimately, his decision sets a precedent for handling similar situations.
While the ruling may face appeals, it emphasizes judicial checks on executive actions.
As the Trump administration plans to contest this decision, it serves as a reminder of the ongoing struggle between reducing government overreach and preserving constitutional integrity.
Another liberal activist judge, William Alsup, almost 80 years old, blocks firing of excess federal workers. We the People voted to get our country out of debt. Currently we are at over $36,200,000,000,000 in DEBT! We won't have a free country at this point. SCOTUS must step in! pic.twitter.com/b4h6FShv49
— Jean Cornell (@JeanCornell1957) March 13, 2025
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