Judge Rebukes Trump For Firing Federal Worker

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."
Judge expresses 'grave' concerns while reinstating labor board member fired by Trump
The order reinstates a member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, a key panel for federal workers' unions.
‘Not an autocracy:’ Judge slams Trump while reinstating fired labor board member
A federal judge handed President Donald Trump another loss in court this week in a ruling on a case involving a fired member of a board that supervises labor disputes. U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan ordered the reinstatement on Wednesday of Susan Grundmann to her post on the Federal Labor Relations Authority.
Judge says Trump can't fire head of federal labor relations watchdog
A federal judge has ruled President Donald Trump can't fire the head of the federal labor relations watchdog, dealing another blow to his attempt to consolidate power over federal safeguards.
Federal judge holds Trump’s firing of labor dispute board head unlawful
The US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday held that President Donald Trump’s “unprecedented removal” of the Chair of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), Susan Tsui
Judge rules Trump unlawfully fired Democratic labor board member
Susan Tsui Grundmann, an appointee of Trump's Democratic predecessor Joe Biden, was fired on Feb. 11 without explanation.
Another judge rejects Trump’s bid to fire a federal labor regulator
President Donald Trump suffered another legal loss Wednesday in his bid to fire leaders of the federal agencies that supervise labor disputes.
Judge rules Trump improperly fired head of national labor board
U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan rejected the White House's argument that removal protections are unconstitutional, stating that Supreme Court verdicts in the past have proved otherwise.
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Judge finds Trump unlawfully fired head of federal employee labor board
U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan’s ruling in favor of Susan Grundmann, the Democratic-appointed chair of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), is the latest to push back on Trump ...
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US judge says Trump cannot fire Democratic member of federal labor board
The decision by U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan in Washington, D.C., is a setback to Trump's bid to bring independent agencies like the FLRA under his control, and potentially to his efforts ...