A Virginia federal appeals court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump to terminate thousands of probationary federal workers after lifting a court order blocking the moves.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 decision that the Trump administration was likely to succeed in a case brought in Maryland by 19 states and Washington, D.C., by suggesting that the firings must be appealed through a separate process and not in the federal court system.
The states and the district were represented by their attorneys general, who alleged that federal agencies falsely told the workers that they were being fired based on their performance and that the government failed to give a 60-day notice so unemployment claims could be handled.
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