The White House said on March 14 that the Trump administration would appeal the federal court rulings requiring reinstatement of probationary government workers who judges said were fired unlawfully at various agencies.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Friday the injunction was “entirely unconstitutional” and the administration will respond aggressively.
“Fighting back by appealing. Fighting back by using the full weight of the White House’s counsels’ office,” she said.
On March 13, two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of probationary employees it terminated throughout dozens of federal agencies.
U.S. District Judge William Alsup ruled that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) does not have the authority to order the firings, suggesting there is evidence the office unlawfully directed the termination of newer workers at the departments….