US EditionJudge blocks Trump from firing federal workers during government shutdown for now
- 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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The Trump administration is temporarily barred from laying off government employees during the so-called government shutdown. This has been ruled by a federal judge in San Francisco. Since October 1st, nearly all government services in the United States have been shut down because a new budget was not approved by the Senate in time. Hundreds of thousands of government employees are at home and are not being paid. The Trump administration is seiz…
US judge blocks Trump’s plan to fire thousands of workers during shutdown
A federal judge in California on Wednesday ordered US President Donald Trump’s administration to halt mass lay-offs of federal workers during a partial government shutdown while she considers claims by unions that the job cuts are illegal. During a hearing in San Francisco, US District Judge Susan Illston granted a request by two unions to block lay-offs at more than 30 federal agencies while the case proceeds. The decision is likely to be appea…
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Trump layoffs blocked by judge who says the administration is ignoring federal law
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…
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