US EditionJudge blocks Trump from firing federal workers during government shutdown for now
A federal judge blocked layoffs of over 4,000 workers during the shutdown, citing likely illegal political motives behind the Trump administration’s reduction in force.
- On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said she was inclined to block the administration from firing workers during the government shutdown because evidence likely shows the actions exceeded authority, remarks made during a hearing on an emergency order brought by labor unions.
- Federal agencies began issuing reduction-in-force notices last week, with President Donald Trump's administration saying it planned to fire more than 4,100 federal employees across eight agencies.
- More than 1,400 Treasury and IRS employees received layoff notices last Friday, and the Internal Revenue Service furloughed nearly half its workforce last week.
- The American Federation of Government Employees and other federal labor unions asked Judge Illston for a temporary restraining order to block layoffs, arguing the firings are illegal political pressure during a shutdown.
- Against a backdrop of stalled congressional action, the Supreme Court this summer allowed earlier mass layoffs as the shutdown that started Oct. 1 entered its third week.
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Federal judge blocks Trump from carrying out thousands of layoffs during shutdown • Daily Montanan
A sign on the entrance to the U.S. National Arboretum is seen as it is closed due to the federal government shut down on Oct. 1, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)This report has been updated. WASHINGTON — A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Wednesday, blocking the Trump administration from moving forward with the thousands of layoffs it initiated after the government shutdown began Oct. 1, as well a…
Judge temporarily blocks Trump admin from firing workers during shutdown
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from firing workers during the government shutdown, saying the cuts appeared to be politically motivated and were being carried out without much thought. US District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco repeatedly pressed the assistant US attorney to explain the administration’s rationale for the more than 4,100 layoff notices that started go…
A federal judge in California temporarily stopped the Trump administration’s plan to adjust the federal government’s staffing during the budget closure. The decision slows down the implementation of more than 4,100 dismissal notices that began to be sent to different agencies last week as part of the administrative process triggered by the lack of funding approved by Congress.Read more]]>
Judge halts scheme to fire thousands of federal workers during the MAGA government shutdown
Occupy Democrats@OccupyDemocrats BREAKING: A federal judge delivers a CRUSHING defeat to Donald Trump by blocking his underhanded and illegal scheme to fire thousands of federal workers during the MAGA government shutdown. And it gets even...
A U.S. court has ordered US President Donald Trump's government to suspend mass dismissals during partial government shutdown. The competent federal judge accuses the government of circumventing the rules of the rule of law.
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