The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against President Donald Trump's attempt to proceed with mass firings across several federal agencies, keeping in place a lower court's order that halted the terminations. The Trump administration had requested the emergency freeze of US District Judge Susan Illston's earlier ruling that the President could not undertake such significant restructuring without congressional authorization. The 9th Circuit's decision is a blow to the President's aim to drastically reduce the size of the federal government.
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The case was brought by federal employees unions, local governments, and other organizations that argued the Office of Personnel Management and the Office of Management and Budget were unlawfully implementing Trump's downsizing directive without proper congressional oversight. The ruling suggests that the legal battle over the President's executive powers in this area will likely continue, potentially reaching the Supreme Court.
CNN