Legal Action
American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. Trump
Filed in: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Summary
A coalition of labor unions representing government and public service employees have sued the Trump-Vance administration to block Executive Order 14171, titled “Restoring Accountability to Policy-Influencing Positions Within the Federal Workforce” which removes employment protections for civil servants, allowing them to be fired arbitrarily without consideration of merit or performance. The plaintiffs argue that this order violates their members’ Fifth Amendment right to due process, and violates the Administrative Procedure Act. Plaintiffs seek injunctive and declaratory relief.
The case was voluntarily dismissed on November 24, 2025.
Plaintiffs
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
- American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)
Plaintiffs' Counsel
- Democracy Forward Foundation
- Bredhoff & Kaiser, PLLC
- American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Defendants
- President Donald J. Trump
- Acting Director Charles Ezell
- Office of Personnel Management