The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 on Tuesday that nonprofit groups lacked legal standing to challenge the Trump administration’s termination of 16,000 probationary federal employees. The unsigned decision did not assess the legality of the firings but permits them to continue while litigation proceeds in lower courts.
Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, favoring a continued pause. The lawsuit focused on a February 11 executive order by President Trump that directed the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to eliminate all but essential probationary roles. The layoffs affected recent hires and staff in new positions across multiple agencies.
Federal unions and nonprofits sued, arguing OPM lacked authority and failed to follow proper procedures. A district court judge temporarily reinstated workers in six departments, but the Supreme Court’s ruling overturns that stay for now.
The court left open the possibility that other plaintiffs—such as 19 states and the District of Columbia in a separate Maryland case—might have standing to challenge the dismissals.
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