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Court invalidates Trump’s attempt to fire Merit Systems Protection Board (MSBP) leader (federalnewsnetwork.com)

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A federal judge on Tuesday invalidated President Trump’s attempt to fire Cathy Harris, the chairwoman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, finding that her term in office is protected by a federal law meant to ensure the board’s independence from political considerations.

Judge Rudolph Contreras granted Harris’ request to issue a temporary restraining order on the basis that the two-sentence White House email purporting to remove her from her position didn’t meet the legal requirements to fire a member of the MSPB, the three-member board that adjudicates federal employees’ claims of wrongful termination and other allegations of civil service rule violations.

“Harris has established that this case represents a ‘genuinely extraordinary situation’ meriting injunctive relief for a discharged government employee,” Contreras wrote. “The conditions under which the president may end her tenure are made plain by federal statute and supported by ninety years of Supreme Court precedent.”

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[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 5 points 4 days ago

"End DEI, employ non-diverse people based on merit."

"End merit-based systems, employ people who say yes to me."