President Donald Trump’s attorneys urged the US Supreme Court to allow him to resume firing federal workers while a broader legal challenge moves forward.
The Trump administration filed an emergency petition Monday asking the high court to pause a preliminary injunction put in place by a lower California judge. The hold from Judge Susan Illston of the US District Court for the Northern District of California has prevented the administration from firing thousands of workers under Trump’s government reorganization plan.
Trump’s request marks an escalation of the legal battle over deep cuts to the federal government sought by the Department ...