Justice Department says key Trump admin official won’t testify about probationary firings
The Justice Department told a federal judge on Tuesday that the acting head of the Office of Personnel Management won’t testify at a hearing later this week in a major case challenging the government’s efforts to cull the federal workforce,
DOJ lawyers decline to let OPM's acting director testify about mass firings
A federal judge is requiring the head of the Office of Personnel Management to testify Thursday about the mass firing of probationary employees.
US judge orders Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired workers
A California federal judge on Thursday ordered six U.S. agencies to reinstate thousands of recently-hired employees who were fired as part of President Donald Trump's purge of the federal workforce.
Judge Rebukes Trump For Firing Federal Worker: US Is 'Not An Autocracy'
The U.S. is "not an autocracy," Judge Sparkle Sooknanan wrote in her ruling. "It is a system of checks and balances."
Trump Official Will No Longer Testify in Challenge to Mass Firings
The government said in a court filing that Charles Ezell, who issued the memos that agencies interpreted as orders to fire thousands of employees, would not appear in court Thursday.
Judge to consider blocking mass firings of government employees
ABC News’ Katherine Faulders and legal contributor Kim Wehle discuss the lawsuit filed by 20 Democratic attorneys general.
Judge to consider blocking mass firings of federal workers
A judge will consider blocking the mass firings of federal workers after 20 Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit.
DOGE's secrecy to be tested in court with sworn testimony, depositions
Over the next week, several judges have ordered top Trump administration officials to testify about efforts to reduce the ...
OPM Chief Won't Testify in Mass Federal Layoffs Challenge (2)
Acting Office of Personnel Management Director Charles Ezell won’t testify at a March 13 hearing in a lawsuit by government ...