US EditionUS judge says HHS layoffs were likely unlawful and must be halted
- U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose blocked layoffs planned by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., stating the states had a strong case that the actions were unlawful and arbitrary.
- The layoffs would have reduced HHS employees from 82,000 to 62,000, affecting crucial services like disease investigation and early childhood programs.
- Attorney General Letitia James stated that the ruling ensures key health programs remain accessible and halts attempts to undermine the healthcare system.
- The judge granted the injunction just before the layoffs were to be finalized, affecting several divisions within HHS, including the CDC and Head Start.
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Judge Says Layoffs at HHS Were Likely Illegal
“A federal judge has ruled that recent mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were likely unlawful and ordered the Trump administration to halt plans to downsize and reorganize the nation’s health workforce,” the AP reports.
JUST IN: Judge Rules Trump Administration Must Halt Mass Layoffs At Federal Agency
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) were likely unlawful and ordered the Trump administration to halt plans on downsizing the public health agencies. “U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose granted the preliminary injunction sought by a coalition of attorneys general from 19 states and the District of Columbia in a lawsuit filed in early May,” ABC News stated. DuBose, a Biden appoin…
Washington Attorney General secures injunction halting Kennedy’s HHS firings
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington Attorney General Nick Brown, along with attorneys general from nineteen other states, secured a preliminary injunction that halts Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s motion back in May to fire thousands of federal health workers and close…
A federal judge ruled that the recent mass layoffs in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were likely illegal and ordered the Trump administration to stop plans to reduce and reorganize the country’s health workforce. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose granted the preliminary order requested by a coalition of 19 state Attorneys General and the District of Columbia in a lawsuit filed in early May. DuBose said the states h…
The Billings Gazette
Judge blocks mass layoffs
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were likely unlawful and ordered the Trump administration to halt plans to downsize and reorganize the nation’s health workforce.
JUST IN: Judge Rules Trump Administration Must Halt Mass Layoffs At Federal Agency * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) were likely unlawful and ordered the Trump administration to halt plans on downsizing the public health agencies. “U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose granted the preliminary injunction sought by a coalition of attorneys general from 19 states and the District of Columbia in a lawsuit filed in early May,” ABC News stated. DuBose, a Biden appoin…
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