Senate Democrats urge reversal of ruling threatening civil service protections
About this episode
Senate Democrats are urging a federal appeals court to reverse a decision that could expand presidential firing powers over civil servants.
Senate Democrats are urging a federal appeals court to reverse a decision upholding the firings of two immigration judges at the Department of Justice. The lawmakers warn that the previous ruling from the Merit Systems Protection Board could give the president much broader firing powers over many civil servants. The Democrats’ new amicus brief follows a previous request in the same court case for a full-bench appeals court hearing. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Topics covered
- civil service protections
- federal appeals court
- immigration judges
- firing powers
- Senate Democrats
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Senate Democrats, Department of Justice, Merit Systems Protection Board
Places: United States
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