A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday declined to halt a lower court ruling that requires President Donald Trump’s administration to reinstate more than 17,000 federal workers across six agencies. These employees had lost their jobs as part of Trump’s efforts to purge the federal workforce.
The decision is a setback for the administration, which had sought to delay the reinstatements while it appealed the ruling. The original court order found that the mass terminations violated federal employment protections.
Legal experts say the ruling could have broader implications for Trump’s approach to restructuring the federal government, while affected workers prepare to return to their positions. The administration is expected to continue its legal fight against the reinstatements.
