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US judge blocks State Department's planned overhaul, mass layoffs
- On June 13, a federal judge based in San Francisco issued a temporary injunction halting the State Department's comprehensive reorganization plan, which involved nearly 2,000 job cuts.
- The block resulted from a lawsuit filed by unions, nonprofits, and local governments contesting the executive branch’s power to reorganize federal agencies without approval from Congress.
- The State Department announced the overhaul in April and submitted its reorganization plan to Congress last month, arguing it predates a February executive order directing mass layoffs.
- CPJ’s U.S. Advocacy Representative Loghman Fattahi stated on June 13 that the reorganization would weaken America’s ability to support journalists and protect fundamental freedoms worldwide.
- Despite the injunction, the State Department intends to proceed with notifying about 2,000 employees of layoffs and reorganizing or eliminating over 300 bureaus and offices by July 1.
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A federal Clinton judge ruled that the State Department can’t overhaul its own department and layoff 2,000 to do it. In other words, the State Department can’t reduce the size of the Deep State. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco said during a virtual hearing that her May ruling barring federal agencies from […] The post Clinton Judge Says State Dept Can’t Overhaul, Layoff Staff appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.
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Federal Judge Blocks State Department From Carrying Out Mass Layoffs
A federal judge in California has temporarily blocked the U.S. State Department from moving forward with a planned reorganization involving approximately 2,000 layoffs. During a virtual hearing on June 13, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said that her earlier order—issued in May to halt mass federal layoffs directed by President Donald Trump—also applies to the State Department’s planned workforce reduction. The Department of Justice acknowled…
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The Washington PostJudge halts Rubio’s plan to lay off almost 2,000 State Dept. employees
A federal judge in California has halted a State Department plan to lay off almost 2,000 employees, marking a setback to Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s push to rapidly downsize the agency.
Judge Blocks State Department's Reorganization Plan Amid Legal Dispute
A federal judge temporarily halted the U.S. State Department's reorganization plan, aimed at laying off nearly 2,000 employees, citing it falls under a barred executive order by President Trump. The ruling, part of a broader lawsuit, challenges the legality of downsizing federal agencies without Congressional approval.
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