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Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown

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A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from firing workers during the government shutdown.

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  1. Fox News

    Judge temporarily blocks Trump admin layoffs of thousands of federal workers during government shutdown (opens Fox News)

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    Labor unions win temporary restraining order as U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston halts Trump administration furloughs affecting more than 4,000 federal workers.

  2. KVIA El Paso

    Government shutdown updates: Judge blocks mass firings of government workers (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    A federal district judge on Wednesday issued an emergency order blocking the Trump administration's mass firings of government workers, the union representing thousands of federal employees said. President Donald Trump and White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought have followe…

  3. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Judge temporarily blocks Trump's shutdown layoffs (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump admin from laying off federal workers during the ongoing government shutdown.

  4. CBS News

    Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from firing workers during government shutdown (opens CBS News)

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    A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown, saying the human cost "cannot be tolerated."

  5. Bangor Daily News

    Judge says she's inclined to block the Trump administration from firing workers during the shutdown (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge said Wednesday she was inclined to block President Donald Trump’s administration for now from firing workers during

  6. 13News Now Norfolk

    Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown (opens 13News Now Norfolk)

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    A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from firing workers during the government shutdown.

  7. The Boston Globe

    Judge orders Trump administration to pause shutdown layoffs (opens The Boston Globe)

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    A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s plans to lay off thousands of federal workers during the government shutdown, siding with unions, which have argued that the dismissals were illegal.

  8. WHDH Boston

    Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration for now must stop firing workers during the government shutdown, a federal judge ordered on Wednesday.U.S. District Judge

  9. Forbes

    Trump Administration Temporarily Blocked From Government Layoffs During Shutdown (opens Forbes)

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    The ruling came after the government revealed it had mistakenly laid off thousands more employees than intended.

  10. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Judge blocks Trump’s plan to lay off thousands of federal workers | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    A federal judge in California today ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to halt mass layoffs during a partial government shutdown while she considers claims by unions that the job cuts are illegal.

  11. The Oregonian

    Judge blocks Trump administration from firing federal workers during shutdown (opens The Oregonian)

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    U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco said the cuts appeared to be politically motivated and were being carried out without much thought.

  12. Government Executive

    Judge blocks shutdown layoffs after finding Trump's actions are likely illegal (opens Government Executive)

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    The Trump administration is leveraging the shutdown to declare "the laws don't apply to them anymore," judge says, adding, "they can't do that."

  13. CNN

    Judge halts Trump’s planned layoffs of federal workers during government shutdown, calling them unlawful (opens CNN)

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    A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered the Trump administration to immediately halt its efforts to lay off roughly 4,100 federal workers during the government shutdown, saying the move is unlawful.

  14. WSVN Miami

    Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing federal workers during the government shutdown - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration for now must stop firing workers during the government shutdown, a federal judge ordered on Wednesday.U.S. District

  15. FOX Business

    Trump official says federal job cuts will top 10K during shutdown as judge puts firings on hold (opens FOX Business)

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    Trump budget chief Russell Vought predicted federal job cuts will surpass 10,000 during shutdown, but Judge Susan Illston blocked layoffs at over 30 agencies temporarily.

  16. The Boston Globe

    Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing federal workers during the government shutdown (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The federal judge said in her ruling that the administration was acting without thinking: “It’s very much ready, fire, aim on most of these programs, and it has a human cost."

  17. The New Republic

    Judge Blocks Trump From Firing Federal Workers During Shutdown (opens The New Republic)

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    Donald Trump has suffered a legal setback in his crusade to fire federal employees during the government shutdown.

  18. The Guardian

    Judge temporarily blocks firings by Trump administration during shutdown (opens The Guardian)

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

  19. Al Jazeera

    US judge temporarily blocks Trump plan to fire thousands of gov’t workers (opens Al Jazeera)

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    A federal judge said the layoffs seem politically motivated and ‘you can’t do that in a nation of laws’.

  20. Newsweek

    Donald Trump suffers legal blow from judge over shutdown layoffs (opens Newsweek)

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    A judge blocked Trump admin layoffs during the government shutdown, citing political motives and union claims of illegality.

  21. The Hill

    Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump shutdown layoffs (opens The Hill)

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    Federal judge blocks Trump's efforts to lay off thousands of federal employees during government shutdown. Unions challenge legality of layoffs.

  22. Washington Examiner

    Judge halts Trump's federal worker layoffs during government shutdown (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A judge in the Northern District of California sided with two unions suing the Trump administration to prevent the firings.

  23. Insider

    A judge temporarily paused federal worker firings sparked by the government shutdown (opens Insider)

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    A federal judge put a hold on the Trump administration's reductions in the federal labor force.

  24. NBC News

    Judge blocks Trump's shutdown layoffs, calling them illegal (opens NBC News)

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    A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from laying off federal workers during the ongoing government shutdown.

  25. The Daily Caller

    Clinton-Appointed Judge Temporarily Stops Trump From Laying Off Workers During Shutdown (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A Clinton-appointed judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s plan to lay off thousands of federal employees amid the government shutdown.

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