A federal judge has broadened her order blocking the Trump administration from carrying out mass layoffs during the federal government shutdown, extending protections to tens of thousands more federal workers.
At an emergency hearing in San Francisco on Oct. 17, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston expanded her earlier temporary restraining order to cover employees represented by the National Federation of Federal Employees, the Service Employees International Union, and the National Association of Government Employees.
Her original Oct. 15 order had applied only to members of the American Federation of Government Employees and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the unions that filed the lawsuit….
Judge Widens Block on Shutdown-Related Layoffs to Cover More Federal Workers
