Two labor unions representing government and public service employees, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), have sued the Trump administration to block Executive Order 14171, titled "Restoring Accountability to Policy-Influencing Positions Within the Federal Workforce." This executive order 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 constitutes an overreach by the executive branch in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act.
