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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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…
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...
U.S. judge blocks Trump administration from firing workers during government shutdown
A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration from firing workers during the government shutdown, saying the cuts appeared to be politically motivated.
A federal judge accuses the Trump administration of circumventing the rules of the rule of law in the budget dispute - and blocks their push for permanent staff cuts at federal authorities.
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