Mass Firing of Probationary Federal Employees Was Illegal, Judge Rules

Months have passed since the lawsuit was filed, and many of the fired employees have moved on, the judge noted.

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Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Lawsuit With Book Authors

The settlement is the largest payout in the history of U.S. copyright cases and could lead more A.I. companies to pay rights holders for use of their works.

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Supreme Court Pauses Ruling Requiring Trump to Rehire Thousands of Federal Workers

A federal judge in California had ordered the Trump administration to rehire government employees fired as part of its efforts to slash the federal work force.

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Judges Have Ordered Federal Workers Back on the Job. Now What?

Fired employees expressed excitement about the prospect of reinstatement, as well as back pay. But there’s no template for rehiring en masse.

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Trump Administration Must Rehire Thousands of Fired Workers, Judge Rules

A federal judge on Thursday called the administration’s justification for firing thousands of workers with probationary status a “sham.”

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Judge Says Trump Administration Memos Directing Mass Firings Were Illegal

A federal judge in California ordered the retraction of the memos. He suggested, but did not order, that the layoffs be stopped.

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