A federal judge on Oct. 15 temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to lay off certain federal employees during the government shutdown.
U.S. District Judge Susan Illston, of California’s Northern District, began a hearing on the matter by saying she was “inclined to grant the plaintiff’s motion,” but was open to arguments from the government that might change her mind.
Before hearing from attorneys on either side in Wednesday’s proceedings, Illston criticized the layoff plans as “politically-motivated,” and “arbitrary and capricious.” The judge then read recent public comments from Trump in which the president said that the firings would be “Democrat-oriented.”…
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Admin’s Shutdown-Related Layoffs
