Some Federal Workers Win Quick Block On Shutdown Layoffs

By Bonnie Eslinger ( October 15, 2025, 3:14 PM EDT) -- A California federal judge on Wednesday granted a request from two unions representing thousands of federal workers to immediately block the Trump administration from laying them off during the government shutdown, saying she believes the plaintiffs will show that "what's being done here is both illegal and is in excess of authority."...

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