‘Too Open-Ended’: 4th Circuit Tosses States’ Challenge to Probationary Federal Worker Firings
On September 8, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in a 2-1 ruling, dismissed a lawsuit brought by 19 states and Washington, D.C., challenging the Trump administration’s mass termination of approximately 25,000 probationary federal employees in February 2025. The court, in State of Maryland v. USDA (No. 25-1248), ruled that the … Read more