The Government Accountability Project and the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging 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 was an overreach by the executive branch that violates the Administrative Procedure Act, as well as the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment.
