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Judge temporarily blocks State Department layoffs - Roll Call

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from laying off hundreds of State Department employees.

Roll Call

Documents reveal chaos and confusion behind government shutdown layoffs

Filings in a federal court case challenging the shutdown firings detail an unusual mess.

Axios

Judge extends block on government shutdown layoffs - Roll Call

A federal judge issued an injunction Tuesday blocking the Trump administration from laying off workers during the government shutdown.

Roll Call

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Here's where the Interior Dept. plans to cut more than 2,000 jobs

Monday's filing is a sharp increase from the 1,539 layoffs revealed Friday.

Axios

Judge sounds ready to expand block on shutdown layoffs - Roll Call

A federal judge in California indicated she would expand her temporary ruling blocking federal worker layoffs during the government shutdown.

Roll Call

OMB delays firing federal workers to comply with court order - Roll Call

The administration in court filings said it was holding off firing thousands of federal workers to comply with a temporary restraining order.

Roll Call

OMB head says layoffs will be 'north of 10K' as judge blocks cuts - Roll Call

Lawsuit claims that firing federal employees during a shutdown is an unlawful abuse of power aimed at punishing workers, pressuring Congress.

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Trump's Shutdown Plan Shockingly Halted: Judge Accuses White House of Sad Power Grab That Baffles Experts

A judge just blocked the Trump administration's plan to fire 4,100 federal workers, accusing them of exploiting the government shutdown.

International Business Times UK

California judge halts Trump’s mass layoffs of federal workers amid government shutdown

Trump administration notified roughly 4,100 federal employees last week they were being laid off amid a lapse in government funding

The Independent UK

Judge temporarily blocks firings by Trump administration during shutdown

Judge says White House office of management and budget took advantage of government shutdown in firing workers

The Guardian - US

US supreme court clears way for Trump officials to resume mass government firings

Justices lift lower court order that froze ‘reductions in force’ federal layoffs while litigation in case proceeded

The Guardian - US

Judge blocks State Department from firing workers while injunction is in effect

A federal judge in San Francisco has stopped Secretary of State Marco Rubio from proceeding with plans to downsize the State Department

The Independent UK

Trump’s mass firings of federal workers must remain on hold, court rules

Trump’s executive order regarding the firings ‘far exceeds the President’s supervisory powers under the Constitution,’ ruled the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals

The Independent UK

Trump admin pushes Supreme Court to allow it to fire thousands of federal workers

Solicitor general argues Clinton-appointed judge encroached on president’s ‘unquestioned legal authority to plan and carry out’ mass layoffs

The Independent UK

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Lawsuit Over Outing of Gay Saudis by Lufthansa in Saudi Arabia Can't Proceed in California

From Doe v. Deutsche Lufthansa AG, decided Friday by Judge Susan Illston (N.D. Cal.): John Doe and Robert Roe are a gay couple who have been in a "committed, but discreet," relationship for 33 years, and who were married in California in 2013. Doe is a United States citizen and…

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We All Are Just Taking on Over

Too bad for you, dude; from Lindblad v. Bolanos, decided by Judge Susan Illston (N.D. Cal. 2022), and filed July 4 (ha!): Ever-present in the background of the [First Amended Complaint] is an allegation that law enforcement agents from Colorado "followed" plaintiff to California and are conspiring with law enforcement…

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