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From The Hill: A federal judge on Thursday declined to immediately spare U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contractors from mass firings, letting move forward a core part of the Trump administration’s effort to dismantle the agency.
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols said USAID’s personal services contractors failed to prove they face irreparable harm and a likelihood of success on the merits, denying their motion for a temporary restraining order that would have returned fired contractors to employment and allowed them to resume work.
The judge said any harm the contractors face is “directly traceable” to changes the government has made to their contracts, suggesting relief should be sought through a different avenue.
The Personal Services Contractor Association, an advocacy group for U.S. personal services contractors, sued the Trump administration last month to insulate the contractors from efforts to tear down the agency.
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Judge Nichols is a Trump appointee who once clerked for Justice Clarence Thomas.
🚨 BREAKING: U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols GREENLIGHTS Trump to Dismantle USAID, firing thousands.
The Trump-appointed judge reversed his prior block, handing a win to Trump & Elon Musk’s @DOGE cuts.
Deep State in PANIC MODE! pic.twitter.com/lkJmgngiZm
— Publius (@OcrazioCornPop) March 6, 2025
Judge Nichols has *denied* USAID contractors an emergency restraining order blocking the mass termination of their contracts, saying they haven’t shown the type of “irreparable” harm that warrants relief.
It’s essentially a contract dispute, he said in court this AM.
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) March 6, 2025
Judge declines to immediately spare USAID contractors from firings https://t.co/NVrA23zHXC
— The Hill (@thehill) March 6, 2025
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