Catherine L. Fisk

2 weeks ago | portside.org | Erwin Chemerinsky |Catherine L. Fisk

Why on Earth Should Air Traffic Controllers Be Pro-Trump? Published June 12, 2025 A May 29 memo from the Office of Personnel Management may seem technical, but the policy that it outlines has grave implications for how the government functions and creates an unconstitutional political test for federal hiring. At heart, the new policy is about viewpoint discrimination: People applying for federal jobs whose views the Trump administration does not like will not be hired.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Erwin Chemerinsky |Catherine L. Fisk

The White House took a step last week that significantly undercuts the idea that federal employment should be nonpartisan. A May 29 memo from the Office of Personnel Management may seem technical, but the policy that it outlines has grave implications for how the government functions and creates an unconstitutional political test for federal hiring.