Jonathan Turley Says One Government Branch ‘In The Mood’ To Put Federal Judges’ Egos In Check
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said Tuesday evening on Fox News that judges are being reminded that they’re “appointed not anointed” as the U.S. Supreme Court rules in the Trump…
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said Tuesday evening on Fox News that judges are being reminded that they’re “appointed not anointed” as the U.S. Supreme Court rules in the Trump administration’s favor on some of its top cases.
In a ruling issued from the Supreme Court Tuesday, the justices halted a lower court’s order that sought to force the reinstatement of thousands of federal probationary employees after the Trump administration fired them. On “The Ingraham Angle,” host Laura Ingraham asked Turley about the recent ruling, calling out how the lower court’s demand to rehire the probationary employees was “bizarre.”
“This judge secured a seven vote against him on this issue,” Turley said. “The president of the United States is allowed to run the executive branch, and these judges have to remember that they’ve been appointed, not anointed. There is a system here in which a president is allowed to reduce the size of government, look for waste, and many of these early orders have been reversed for that reason.”
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On March 13, U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup, a Clinton appointee, directed the departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Energy, Interior, and Treasury to reinstate more than 16,000 probationary employees, stating the Office of Personnel Management violated established procedures by firing the workers.
The Trump administration took