A federal judge on Oct. 28 indefinitely blocked the Trump administration from firing federal employees during the ongoing federal government shutdown.
San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Susan Illston orally issued a preliminary injunction that prevents the job reductions from happening while a lawsuit brought by labor unions challenging the firings continues to play out.
The judge had issued a temporary restraining order on Oct. 15 blocking the firings. In the same order, she had scheduled a hearing for Oct. 28 on whether to upgrade the temporary restraining order to a preliminary injunction.
Illston did not explain in a brief new docket entry why she was granting the injunction but indicated a formal written order will soon follow….
Federal Judge Extends Order Blocking Firings During Shutdown
