U.S. Supreme Court,
Labor/Employment
Apr. 9, 2025
High court overturns 9th Circuit, unions fight Trump's bargaining ban
The Supreme Court halted a judge's order to rehire 16,000 laid-off federal workers, while unions challenge Trump's new executive order against collective bargaining with 15 departments in a separate lawsuit.




The U.S. Supreme Court voted 7-2 on Tuesday to pause U.S. District Judge William Alsup's preliminary injunction ordering the U.S. government to rehire 16,000 laid off probationary employees.
The Supreme Court overturned a unanimous decision from the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that denied the federal government's request for a stay of Alsup's injunction against President Donald Trump's January executive order laying off the probationary employees who had rec...
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