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 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.
Judge rules Trump unlawfully fired Democratic labor board member
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that President Donald Trump lacked the authority to remove a Democratic member from the Federal Labor Relations Authority, ordering that Susan Tsui Grundmann be reinstated to her post.
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
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.
‘Not an autocracy’: Judge reinstates labor board member fired by Trump
The order reinstates a member of the Federal Labor Management Authority, a key panel for federal workers' unions.
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.
Trump's power to remove labor board official has limits, US judge suggests
A federal judge on Friday seemed deeply skeptical of a Trump administration lawyer's claim that she lacks the power to reverse President Donald Trump's removal of a Democratic member from a federal labor relations board.
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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 ...
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Judge Reinstates Democratic Member to Federal Agency
A federal judge ordered the reinstatement of Susan Tsui Grundmann to the Federal Labor Relations Authority after ruling that President Trump lacked the power to remove her. This decision strengthens ...