A federal appeals court panel in Washington, D.C. changed its mind on Monday and reinstated a lower court order they lifted weeks before, once again blocking President Donald Trump from carrying out a mass purge of banking regulators.And the judge who flipped to cast the deciding vote was appointed ...
  • BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world
    29·
    23 days ago

    “A judge flips on a reversal of a lower court injunction to stay a pause of a previously held ruling.”

    For fuck sake we’re not all fucking lawyers!

    • ALQ@lemmy.world
      43·
      23 days ago

      IAAL(BNYL). In very basic terms, here’s what happened:

      First court issued a ruling saying Trump admin can’t fire everyone.

      Appeals court said Trump admin didn’t need to follow the first court ruling (at this time).

      Trump admin tried to fire everyone.

      Appeals court has now come back and said Trump admin does need to follow first court ruling.

      Result: Trump admin is (legally) barred from firing everyone (for now).