US court won't lift judge's block on Trump's government overhaul
- On Friday, a federal appeals panel declined to pause a judge's injunction that prevents the Trump administration from reducing the size of the federal workforce in San Francisco.
- The order followed legal action from various labor organizations and municipalities such as San Francisco and Chicago, which contested the administration’s authority to implement workforce reductions.
- The judge, Susan Illston, directed federal agencies to halt enforcement of a February executive order and a subsequent memo calling for large-scale personnel cuts and reorganization plans.
- Tens of thousands of federal employees have been fired, placed on leave, or taken deferred resignation, with no official count available, while Trump claims voters gave him a mandate to remake government.
- The appeals court decision keeps workforce cuts paused pending litigation, indicating potential impacts on systems like food safety and veteran health care and ongoing legal disputes over presidential authority.
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Let's Talk About the Two Judges Who Ruled Against Trump's Mass Firings

Appeals court keeps pause on mass firings
SAN FRANCISCO — An appeals court refused to freeze a California-based judge's order halting the Trump administration from downsizing the federal workforce Friday, which means Department of Government Efficiency-led cuts remain paused for now.
9th Circuit Finds Against Trump on Terminations of His Employees
Another day, another judge is running the government. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals froze the order to hold the terminations at more than a dozen agencies. It’s another setback. Of course, Donald Trump can fire his probationary staff if he wants, but the judges won’t let him. We are in the midst of serious […] The post 9th Circuit Finds Against Trump on Terminations of His Employees appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.
A US appeals court has ruled that mass layoffs of federal employees ordered by US President Donald Trump will remain on hold, after rejecting the administration's request in Washington to unfreeze the request.
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