US Supreme Court pauses rehiring of fired probationary federal employees

The Supreme Court — for now — sided with the Trump administration regarding probationary federal workers.

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• SCOTUS halted a federal judge's order mandating that fired probationary workers be rehired.
• In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court said the plaintiffs lacked standing to bring the lawsuit.
• It's a victory for President Trump as he aims to reduce the size of the federal workforce.

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday paused a federal judge's...