Judge rules against union bid to block mass federal layoffs by Trump
The case was the broadest suit brought against the Trump administration over its plans to dismiss both probationary workers and thousands of other government workers.
Trump administration can continue mass firings of federal workers, US judge rules
The Trump administration can for now continue its mass firings of federal employees, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, rejecting a bid by a group of labor unions to halt President Donald Trump’s dramatic downsizing of the roughly 2.
Latest Trump news: Judge rules against bid to stop federal worker firings; FBI pick confirmed
NBC News reported that U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper indicated in his ruling that he was sympathetic to the National Treasury Employees Union and the four other unions that were seeking a restraining order to temporarily stop the layoffs.
Judge rejects unions’ request to pause Trump administration firings
The decision clears a roadblock for the new administration as it attempts sweeping changes to downsize the federal government.
The Latest: Judge declines to halt Trump administration's federal workers layoffs
A federal judge on Thursday refused to temporarily block the Trump administration’s mass layoff of federal workers while a lawsuit brought by five unions moves forward. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper found the unions must bring their claims under federal employment law rather than in district court.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Firing Of A Labor Regulator — And Sounds An Alarm
Letting the president boot the head of an agency protecting federal workers could enable unlawful political meddling, the judge said.
Trump's federal funding freeze fight is back in RI court on Friday. Here's what to expect.
The states ask the court to bar the federal government from withholding what they claim is crucial and planned-for funding as ...
Why Federal Courts May Be the Last Bulwark Against Trump
With a compliant Congress and mostly quiet streets, the president’s opponents are turning to the judicial branch with a ...
Biden’s $475B student debt cancellation plan blocked as federal appeals court issues final decision
A federal appeals court delivered a crushing blow Tuesday to a more than $475 billion student debt cancellation program begun ...
Appeals court won’t immediately revive Trump’s birthright citizenship order
A federal appeals court Wednesday evening declined the Trump administration’s request to partially revive the president’s ...
Spirit Airlines recovery plan approved by court; bankruptcy expected to end ‘in the coming weeks’
Financially troubled Spirit Airlines says its reorganization plan has been approved by a federal bankruptcy court in New York ...
‘Chaos in widespread quarters of American society’: Judge bemoans efforts to fire federal union workers but hands Trump admin a victory over downsizing plans — for now
The Barack Obama-appointed shut the unions out of the district courts — but held open the possibility for relief from the court system at a later date. The post ‘Chaos in widespread quarters of ...
Judge Chutkan rejects call from Democratic AGs for temporary restraining order blocking DOGE’s access to federal data
A federal judge declined on Tuesday to temporarily block Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency from accessing ...