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Fourth Circuit Tosses States’ Suit Over Trump’s Mass Federal Firings

The 2–1 ruling finds the 19 states with D.C. lack standing to enforce federal workforce rules, lifting the Maryland injunction.

Labor union members hold placards on the day of a rally in support of federal workers during a rush hour protest outside the L'Enfant Plaza Metro Station in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 24, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo/File Photo
Court gives Trump major victory over Federal employees protesting with a sign saying "Federal Employees Don't Work for Kings" (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Appeals Court Tosses Blue States’ Challenge to Trump’s Federal Layoffs Plan
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Overview

  • Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III, joined by Judge Allison Jones Rushing, directed dismissal of the case, with Judge DeAndrea Gist Benjamin dissenting.
  • The decision vacates District Judge James Bredar’s order that had temporarily reinstated probationary employees and required compliance with reduction-in-force procedures.
  • Roughly 24,000 to 25,000 probationary federal workers were terminated in February as part of the administration’s downsizing push.
  • Plaintiff states argued agencies skipped required reduction-in-force safeguards, including 60 days’ notice to state and local governments before large layoffs.
  • The ruling removes this particular barrier for the administration as unions and a separate California case continue, with possible en banc or Supreme Court review still available to the states.