President Trump just got a big win today from a federal judge who refused to issue an injunction on behalf of unions to stop Trump from carrying out mass firings of probationary federal workers.

The victory wasn’t on the merits of the case, per se, but on the fact that the judge felt he didn’t have jurisdiction and that this was the wrong process in which to get an injunction like this.

Here’s more from CNN:

A federal judge on Thursday cleared the way for the Trump administration to carry through with mass firings of probationary federal workers.

US District Judge Christopher Cooper rejected a request from several unions that represent federal workers for a court order that would indefinitely block the administration from carrying through with plans to fire scores of employees who have been on the job for less than a year.

The judge said the claims must be brought through administrative processes available to terminated employees and that he lacked jurisdiction to review the case.

But Cooper appeared sympathetic with the workers’ plight, writing in his 16-page ruling that judges “are duty-bound to decide legal issues based on even-handed application of law and precedent — no matter the identity of the litigants or, regrettably at times, the consequences of their rulings for average people.”

Thankfully this judge, appointed by Obama, stayed in his lane and didn’t interfere with President Trump’s right to fire these probationary employees. It’s surprising to me, but we’ve seen several Obama-appointed judges now who ended up ruling on behalf of President Trump. On merit or on process or on a lack of evidence, I’m sure Trump will take whatever victory he can to continue righting the American ship.