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Judge 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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Judge temporarily blocks firing government workers
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.
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Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump's layoffs during shutdown
A federal judge in California has granted a temporary restraining order requested by unions representing 4,000 federal workers fired during the government shutdown. In the transcript of proceedings from the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California, Judge Susan Illston says she believes the plaintiffs in the case — unions representing federal workers fired during the shutdown — are likely to prove that what the administration ha…
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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…
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