Overview

• Federal judges in Maryland and California issued injunctions requiring the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of probationary federal employees who were terminated in mass layoffs.
• The rulings found that the administration violated federal laws by failing to provide advance notice or conduct individual performance assessments before the firings.
• Judge William Alsup ordered six agencies, including Defense and Veterans Affairs, to rehire employees, while Judge James Bredar's broader ruling covered 18 agencies such as Homeland Security and Education.
• The White House plans to appeal the decisions, with press secretary Karoline Leavitt arguing that the rulings overstep judicial authority and undermine executive powers.
• The lawsuits, brought by federal employee unions and Democratic state attorneys general, allege the layoffs were part of an unlawful strategy to reduce the federal workforce.