Archive · 14 Sep 2025
Judge Rules Trump Admin Unlawfully Fired Federal Workers
A judge ruled that the Trump administration wrongly instructed government agencies to fire thousands of workers.
These workers were in a probationary period.
The judge found that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) broke the law by issuing these instructions.
However, the judge could not order the workers to get their jobs back because of a Supreme Court rule.
The judge ordered 19 agencies to update employee records by November 14th and stop following the OPM's original instructions.
This affects approximately 25,000 federal employees across various departments like Defense and Veterans Affairs.
Judge ruled the Trump administration's firings of federal workers were unlawful.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) wrongly instructed agencies to dismiss probationary staff.
The judge cited Supreme Court decisions in not ordering the workers to be rehired.
The judge ordered 19 agencies to correct records and cease following OPM firing instructions.
Approximately 25,000 probationary employees were affected by the unlawful firings.
- Who
- Judge William Alsup, Trump administration, federal workers
- What
- Judge ruled Trump administration unlawfully ordered firings of federal workers
- When
- Recently
- Where
- San Francisco
- Why
- The OPM wrongly told agencies to dismiss probationary staff.
- Ruling Judge
- William Alsup
- Government Body
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- Affected Employees
- Probationary federal employees
- Workers Affected
- Approximately 25,000
- Actions Ordered
- Update employee files, ban on following OPM directives for firings
- Agencies Affected
- 19, including Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Treasury
