4th Cir.: Civil Service Reform Act May Have "Been So Undermined" That District Courts Should Take Over Federal Employee Lawsuits

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4th Cir.: Civil Service Reform Act May Have "Been So Undermined" That District Courts Should Take Over Federal Employee Lawsuits

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An excerpt from today's long Fourth Circuit decision in Nat'l Ass'n of Immig. Judges v. Owen (Judge Nicole Berner, joined by Judges Pamela Harris and Toby Heytens):
The National Association of Immigration Judges brought this [First Amendment] challenge to an employee policy that requires…

This story appeared on reason.com, 2025-06-03 21:38:42.