Supreme Court halts reinstatement of fired federal employees

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : 'Unlawfully fired' A coalition of nonprofit groups and labor unions, as well as the Democratic-governed state of Washington, sued the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, the agency that manages the federal civilian workforce, claiming it did not have the authority to direct firings by agencies or to falsely state they were for performance reasons.
54% : The Supreme Court in its brief and unsigned order said the nine non-profit organizations who were granted an injunction in response to their lawsuit lacked the legal standing to sue.
52% : The practical effect of the Supreme Court decision will be limited given that five agencies covered by Alsup's decision -- all but the Department of Defense -- are defendants in a separate lawsuit in Maryland.
46% : Alsup's ruling applied to probationary employees at the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Energy, Interior and Treasury.
27% : The Supreme Court on Monday let Trump pursue deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members using a 1798 law that historically has been employed only in wartime, but with certain limits.

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