WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court on Monday denied the Trump administration’s emergency efforts to stop federal employees from returning to work in six government agencies.

The 9th Circuit refused government denial request Northern California District Court will only hold a ruling March 13th order The Department of Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Interior, Treasury and the Department of Veterans have revived thousands of probation positions.

Newly hired or promoted employees Agenda to slash Federal work carried out by President Donald Trump and billionaire White House adviser Elon Musk.

“ Given that the district court has determined that the employee was misleading and ordered an immediate return to the status quo, the administrative stay of the district court order will not maintain the status quo, which is the exact opposite.

President Bill Clinton, Judge Barry G. Silverman in the late 1990s Appointerand Judge Ana de Alba, Appointment President Joe Biden issued an order in 2023, issued by 2019 Trump, Judge Bridget S. Bade Appointerpartially objected.

The government’s response to the emergency motion will be paid by Tuesday. Additionally, briefs are scheduled throughout April and May. No appeal hearings are scheduled yet.

District Judge Dismissal Judgment

The Trump administration appealed a lower court decision hours after Judge William Alsup expansion Instructs his emergency order agent to revive his position.

Also set Thursday as a deadline for a list of all fired employees and an explanation of what the federal agency did to comply with his orders.

The White House condemned the decision that “one judge is trying to unconstitutionally rob the power of employment and firing from the enforcement department.”

Unions representing the masses of federal employees I sued Trump’s Human Resources Administration and its acting director Charles Ezel fired tens of thousands of workers in February over a one-sided directive from the agency across the agency.

The affected agencies within the six divisions include the Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

On the same day as a decision from California, a federal judge in Maryland. issued a Temporary restraint order 20 federal agencies require employees who were fired by Monday to revive them.

CPAC Chainsaw

Musk, a senior White House adviser and top donor to Trump’s reelection, is the face of Trump’s workforce downsizing and has not avoided sharing his plans on social media platforms.

He too Equipped with a chainsaw On stage in February, he cried out to the audience at a conservative political action conference outside of Washington, D.C., “This is a chainsaw of bureaucracy.” The chainsaw was presented to him by Argentine Strongman President Javier Mairi.

The White House argues that Musk has no decision-making power and has filed it in court in another case.

Last updated at 3:54pm, March 17, 2025