A federal judge called the administration’s justification for the firings of workers with probationary status a “sham.” Another ruling barred the administration from carrying out future mass reductions.

Two senior members of the federal judiciary on Tuesday pushed back on Republican threats to impeach judges who rule against President Donald Trump, asserting that such a move would “short circuit” the appeals process.

Judge William Alsup directed the Trump administration to extend the offer to probationary workers fired last month across several agencies.

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies

A judge has ordered several federal government agencies to reinstate the jobs of probationary employees fired en masse by the Trump administration last month. Judge William Alsup called the sacking of these employees part of a "sham" strategy that aimed to circumvent proper procedures for reducing the federal workforce.

A federal judge said the government's explanation for firing tens of thousands of workers was a "lie" to circumvent the law.

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of probationary employees who were fired last month from a half dozen federal agencies.