Ninth Circuit Allows Pause on Trump’s Federal Worker Layoffs (1)

A divided federal appeals court upheld a freeze on President Donald Trump’s purge of federal workers while a broader legal dispute plays out on appeal.

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in a 2-1 decision Friday rejected Trump’s emergency request to stay a preliminary injunction issued by a lower court judge, who said the president’s order was likely unconstitutional without the cooperation of Congress.

The order will temporarily shield thousands of workers from termination across 20 agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency and the departments of Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Justice, Labor, Treasury, and Veterans ...