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

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

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  1. ABC 7 New York

    Judge extends order barring the Trump administration from firing federal workers during the shutdown (opens ABC 7 New York)

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

  2. The Daily Caller

    Federal Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Firing Federal Workers Amid Shutdown (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A federal judge blocked the Trump administration on Tuessday from firing federal workers during the shutdown.

  3. Common Dreams

    Judge Indefinitely Blocks Trump Admin From Firing Federal Workers During Shutdown (opens Common Dreams)

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    US District Judge Susan Illston again sided with federal workers over President Donald Trump's administration, indefinitely extending her block on the mass firing of government employees during the second-longest shutdown in history.

  4. Fortune

    A federal judge just indefinitely barred the Trump administration from firing federal employees during the government shutdown (opens Fortune)

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    The judge previously issued a temporary restraining order against the job cuts that was set to expire on Wednesday.

  5. Los Angeles Times

    Judge extends order barring Trump administration from firing federal workers during shutdown (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    U.S. District Judge Susan Illston granted a preliminary injunction that bars the firings while a lawsuit challenging them plays out. She previously issued a temporary restraining order against the job cuts that was set to expire Wednesday.

  6. The New Republic

    Judge Blocks Trump From Using Shutdown to Fire Anyone He Wants (opens The New Republic)

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    A federal judge has banned Trump from firing federal workers during the government shutdown.

  7. WHDH Boston

    Judge extends order barring the Trump administration from firing federal workers during the shutdown - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday indefinitely barred the Trump administration from firing federal employees during the government shutdown,

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