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Supreme Court On Friday, immigration judges sided with and rebuked the Trump administration in a case with potential implications for federal employees, as judges consider expanding the president’s firing power.
The decision is a technical step in the long-running case, but it touches on the ramifications of a series of high-profile firings under the president. donald trumpThe justices upheld a ruling that raised questions about the Trump administration’s handling of the federal workforce, though they also signaled that lower courts should proceed with caution,
Immigration judges are federal employees, and the question at the heart of the case is whether they can sue to challenge a policy restricting their public speeches or whether they are required to use a separate complaint system for the federal workforce.
Trump’s republican The administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene after an appeals court found that Trump’s firing of top complaint system officials raised questions about whether it was still working as intended.
Justice Department Said that the firing is within the power of the President and the lower court has no basis to raise questions. The Solicitor General asked the Supreme Court to quickly block the decision as he pushes for the immigration judges to remove the case from federal court.
The judges refused, though they also said the Trump administration could back down if lower courts moved too quickly. The justices have allowed most of Trump’s dismissals for now and are considering whether to formally expand his legal power to fire independent agency officials, overturning the job protections enshrined in the 90-year-old decision.
A union formerly representing immigration judges who work for the Justice Department first filed a lawsuit in 2020 to challenge the policy that bans judges from speaking publicly. He says the case is a free speech issue that is in federal court.
In recent months, the Trump administration has fired dozens of immigration judges whom their colleagues considered too liberal.
While the order is not a final decision, the case could ultimately have implications for other federal employees who want to challenge terminations in court rather than through the employee grievance system now largely overseen by Trump appointees.
The decision comes after a series of Justice Department victories in an emergency high court case. The court has sided with the Trump administration nearly two dozen times on issues ranging from immigration to federal funding.
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