The Trump administration’s mass firings of career federal employees can move forward for now, a federal judge said, clearing the path for more terminations in the coming days.
The court likely lacks subject matter jurisdiction to hear the claims, which instead must be brought before the Federal Labor Relations Authority, Judge Christopher Cooper of the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Thursday.
The decision is a legal blow for the National Treasury Employees Union, National Federation of Federal Employees, and the three other unions that filed the lawsuit. They argued that the firings will diminish the dues ...