Judge Blocks Mass Layoffs At 22 Federal Agencies

The Washington Post reports:

A federal judge has extended her freeze on President Donald Trump’s plan for mass layoffs and reorganizations at 22 federal agencies until a lawsuit against his administration is resolved, saying the president “likely must” seek approval from Congress before carrying out such widespread changes.

Judge Susan Illston issued the order granting a preliminary injunction in a case filed against Trump and others in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California.

It extends a two-week reprieve granted May 9 and means 22 federal agencies will be forced to pause plans to lay off employees and reorganize while the remainder of the case plays out.

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NEW: Court orders a preliminary injunction against the Trump admin’s illegal dismantling of the federal government. The Trump admin is temporarily BLOCKED from implementing its illegal mass layoffs and reorganization of federal agencies until we finish litigating this case. protdem.org/4dqPTys

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