Trump asks Supreme Court to halt judge’s order to rehire fired workers

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to halt a lower court ruling that orders the rehiring of thousands of federal workers. Some 16-thousand probationary employees were let go in mass firings across several agencies as a result of President Trump’s orders to slash the size of the government. A California-based judge found the firings didn’t follow federal law, and he ordered reinstatement offers be sent as a lawsuit plays out. But in an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court, the administration argued the ruling should be put on hold because the judge didn’t have the authority to reinstate the workers.