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| [SF] Judge puts temporary pause on Trump's mass layoffs at government agencies |
| 2025-05-10 |
| [FoxNews] 'The President has the authority to seek changes to executive branch agencies, but he must do so in lawful ways,' US District Judge Susan Illston said A federal judge on Friday issued a temporary pause on the Trump administration’s plans to restructure various government agencies and cut tens of thousands of federal workers because the government overhaul was not authorized by Congress. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston put a 14-day pause on the mass layoffs, siding with a group of unions, non-profits and local governments after they filed a lawsuit on April 28. Illston said Trump may broadly restructure federal agencies, but only in "lawful ways" with approval from Congress. "The President has the authority to seek changes to executive branch agencies, but he must do so in lawful ways and, in the case of large-scale reorganizations, with the cooperation of the legislative branch," Illston said. "Many presidents have sought this cooperation before; many iterations of Congress have provided it." "Nothing prevents the President from requesting this cooperation—as he did in his prior term of office," the judge continued. "Indeed, the Court holds the President likely must request Congressional cooperation to order the changes he seeks, and thus issues a temporary restraining order to pause large-scale reductions in force in the meantime." Illston's ruling was the broadest of its kind against administration efforts to overhaul the federal government, which have been led by Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE. Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House for comment. In February, Trump directed agencies to work with DOGE to identify targets for mass layoffs as part of the administration's plans to restructure the government. Related: Susan Illston 03/18/2013 Federal Judge Finds National Security Letters Unconstitutional, Bans Them Susan Illston 10/15/2009 CAIR spent $160,000 in attempt to silence Savage Susan Illston 07/28/2008 Judge tosses Savage's suit against Islamic group |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #1 The leftist judges know they will lose. They are on a disrupt and delay agenda, otherwise they would do it together. But no, they wait until one judge loses and the next steps up. This is sedition. Or maybe its justification for congress to authorize a third term.... |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2025-05-10 11:26 |