U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras in Washington, D.C. issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Trump administration from removing Cathy Harris from her position on the Merit Systems ...

Cathy Harris had sued to block her dismissal from the panel that handles government employee disputes. Employees swept up in the Trump administration’s mass firings have appealed to the board.

Judge temporarily blocks Trump from firing Democratic member of federal employee appeals board Trump has tried to remove Democratic officials in positions that safeguard civil service protections.

Cathy Harris, who headed up the Merit Systems Protection Board, or MSPB, received an email from the Trump administration last Monday saying she was being removed from her position. Harris, a ...

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President Donald Trump overstepped his authority when he fired Merit Systems Protection Board Chairwoman Cathy Harris, a federal judge ruled.

Trump illegally removed member of board that protects government employees, judge rules Cathy Harris was restored to chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board.

A federal judge ordered the Democratic chair of Merit Systems Protection Board, who was fired by President Donald Trump, be temporarily reinstated.

U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras in Washington, D.C. issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Trump administration from removing Cathy Harris from her position on the Merit Systems ...

District Judge Rudolph Contreras, an Obama appointee, enjoined administration officials from removing Cathy Harris as a member of the Merit Systems Protection Board without cause.

U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras in Washington, D.C. issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Trump administration from removing Cathy Harris from her position on the Merit Systems ...