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A federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday indefinitely barred the #Trump administration from firing #FederalWorkers during the government #shutdown.

US District Judge Susan Illston granted a preliminary injunction [ #PI] that bars the firings while a lawsuit challenging them plays out. She had previously issued a temporary restraining order [ #TRO] against the job cuts that was set to expire Wednesday.

#law #OrchestratedShutdown #PowerGrab
https://apnews.com/article/shutdown-layoffs-judge-trump-fdcb16f91c94d7bf73977e8968210b0e?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-10-28-Breaking+News

AP News

Judge extends order barring the Trump administration from firing federal workers during the shutdown

A federal judge in San Francisco has indefinitely blocked the Trump administration from firing federal workers during the government shutdown. U.S.

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 3 days ago

Illston has said she believes the evidence will ultimately show the #MassFirings were #illegal & in excess of authority.

The #Trump admin has slashed #jobs in #education, #health & other areas it says are favored by #Democrats. The admin has also said it will not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep benefits through #SNAP flowing into November.

#law #OrchestratedShutdown #PowerGrab #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #plutocracy

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 3 days ago

The American Federation of Government Employees #AFGE & other #labor #unions have sued to stop the “reductions in force” #MassLayoffs, saying the firings were an #AbuseOfPower designed to punish #FederalWorkers & pressure #Congress.

Lawyers for the government claim the district court does not have the authority to hear personnel challenges [which is bullshit].

#law #OrchestratedShutdown #PowerGrab #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #plutocracy

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 3 days ago

During a hearing on Oct 15, Illston said the layoff notices that started going out on or around Oct 10 appeared to be politically motivated and not well thought out. About 4,100 layoff notices have gone out, some sent to work email addresses that furloughed employees are not allowed to check. Some personnel were called back to work, without pay, to issue layoff notices.

#Trump #law #OrchestratedShutdown #PowerGrab #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #plutocracy

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 3 days ago

Democratic lawmakers are demanding that any deal to reopen the federal government address expiring #healthcare subsidies that have made #HealthInsurance more affordable for millions of Americans. They also want any government funding bill to reverse the #Medicaid cuts in #Trump’s big tax breaks & spending cuts bill passed this summer.

#law #OrchestratedShutdown #PowerGrab #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #plutocracy

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 3 days ago

#Republican #House Speaker #MikeJohnson has refused to negotiate with #Democrats until they first agree to reopen the government.

This is now the second-longest #shutdown.

The longest shutdown occurred during Trump’s first term over his demands for funds to build the US-Mexico border wall. That one ended in 2019 after 35 days.

#Trump #law #OrchestratedShutdown #PowerGrab #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #plutocracy

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