The Supreme Court has blocked a lower court order that would have reinstated 16,000 federal workers fired under the Trump administration—many of whom are Black and based in Maryland, where the federal workforce is a major economic engine. Critics say the mass firings, which bypassed legal protections for probationary employees, disproportionately harm minority communities and threaten the integrity of federal agencies. Lawmakers and advocacy groups have vowed to continue challenging what they call politically motivated and discriminatory terminations.
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is hitting the road to promote her new memoir, ‘Lovely One’
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is embarking on a nationwide tour to promote her new memoir, “Lovely One”, which traces her family’s rise from segregation to her confirmation as the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court in one generation.