US EditionJudge blocks Trump's plans for mass layoffs during government shutdown
- On Oct. 28, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco extended a ban on the Trump administration's plan to lay off thousands during the government shutdown.
- Earlier this month, the administration announced reductions-in-force on Oct. 10 covering roughly 4,000 federal workers amid a funding standoff with Democrats and congressional Republicans.
- Illston said in court that the planned mass firings amounted to political retribution, and Kelley stated, `'President Trump is using the government shutdown as a pretense to illegally fire thousands of federal workers.'`
- During a Tuesday hearing, the court barred agencies from issuing reductions-in-force notices until the government reopens, and Illston's preliminary injunction indefinitely pauses the layoffs as the shutdown reached its 28th day.
- The unions filed their suit on Sept. 30, before the shutdown, later adding more unions and challenging the Office of Management and Budget memo authorizing layoffs for non-priority agencies.
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Judge bars firings during government shutdown
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in San Francisco indefinitely barred the Trump administration Tuesday from firing federal employees during the government shutdown, saying that labor unions were likely to prevail on their claims that the cuts were arbitrary and…
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The Political InsiderFederal Judge Extends Order Blocking Firings During Shutdown
A federal judge on Oct. 28 indefinitely blocked the Trump administration from firing federal employees during the ongoing federal government shutdown. San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Susan Illston orally issued a preliminary injunction that prevents the job reductions from happening while a lawsuit brought by labor unions challenging the firings continues to play out. The judge had issued a temporary restraining order on Oct. 15 blocking…
Federal Judge Extends Order Blocking Firings During Shutdown - The Thinking Conservative News
A federal judge on Oct. 28 indefinitely blocked the Trump administration from firing federal employees during the ongoing federal government shutdown. The post Federal Judge Extends Order Blocking Firings During Shutdown appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.
Judge blocks Trump shutdown layoffs, calling them unlawful ‘political retribution’
A sign with a notice of closure is seen pinned on the fence to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 12, 2025. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration cannot carry out layoffs that it announced after the government shutdown began Oct. 1 and is barred from issuing any new layoff notices under a court order issued Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said at the end of an hour-long hearing in t…
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Judge blocks Trump shutdown layoffs, citing political retribution
A sign with a notice of closure is seen pinned on the fence to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 12, 2025. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration cannot carry out layoffs that it announced after the government shutdown began Oct. 1 and is barred from issuing any new layoff notices under a court order issued Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said at the end of an hour-long hearing in t…
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