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Supreme Court Will Allow Trump Administration to Fire 16,000 Probationary Workers

HeadlineApr 09, 2025

The Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to fire 16,000 federal workers in their probationary period. Tuesday’s ruling did not determine whether the administration unlawfully fired the workers, as their union, the American Federation of Government Employees, argued in a lawsuit; instead, justices ruled 7 to 2 that the plaintiffs lacked legal standing to bring their case.

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