Coverage dated June 30, 2025

US judge says layoffs at Department of Health and Human Services were likely unlawful and must be halted

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By Associated Press (CNN) — A federal judge has ruled that recent mass layoffs at the US Department of Health and Human Services were likely unlawful and ordered the Trump administration to halt plans to downsize and reorganize the nation’s health workforce.

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7 articles, oldest first.

  1. NOTUS

    Federal Judge Halts Trump Administration’s Mass Layoffs at HHS (opens NOTUS)

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    U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose granted a preliminary injunction requested by attorneys general from 19 states and the District of Columbia.

  2. Green Field Reporter

    HHS layoffs were likely unlawful and must be halted, US judge says - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that recent mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were likely unlawful and ordered the Trump administration to halt plans to downsize and reorganize the nation’s health workforce. U.S.

  3. Local News 8

    US judge says layoffs at Department of Health and Human Services were likely unlawful and must be halted (opens Local News 8)

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    By Associated Press (CNN) — A federal judge has ruled that recent mass layoffs at the US Department of Health and Human Services were likely unlawful and ordered the Trump administration to halt plans to downsize and reorganize the nation’s health workforce.

  4. STAT

    U.S. judge says HHS layoffs were likely unlawful and must be halted (opens STAT)

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    A federal judge has ruled that the recent mass layoffs at HHS were likely unlawful and ordered the Trump administration to halt plans to downsize and reorganize the nation's health workforce.

  5. CT Mirror

    HHS layoffs were likely unlawful and must be halted, US judge says (opens CT Mirror)

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    Judge said states would likely prevail in lawsuit claiming layoffs and restructuring were arbitrary and capricious, violating federal law.

  6. PBS NewsHour

    Mass layoffs at HHS were likely unlawful and must be halted, federal judge says (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    “The executive branch does not have the authority to order, organize, or implement wholesale changes to the structure and function of the agencies created by Congress,” U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose wrote in a 58-page order handed down in U.S. district court in Providence.

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