Overview

• The Trump administration has filed an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court to halt a federal judge's order requiring the reinstatement of over 16,000 probationary federal employees fired in February 2025.
• U.S. District Judge William Alsup had ruled that the terminations violated federal laws and directed six federal agencies to immediately rehire the affected employees.
• The Justice Department argues that the judge's ruling infringes on executive authority and disrupts administrative processes, calling it an overreach of judicial power.
• The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals previously upheld Judge Alsup's ruling, denying the administration's request for an emergency stay, while a similar ruling was issued by a federal judge in Maryland covering additional agencies.
• The Supreme Court has not yet decided whether to grant the administration's request for an emergency stay, leaving the reinstatement order temporarily in effect.