Trump Must Halt Mass Layoffs of Federal Workers, Judge Rules (2)

The Trump administration must temporarily cease from engaging in widespread layoffs and firings for government workers, a California federal court ruled Friday.

President Donald Trump’s February executive order calling for a radical reorganization of the federal workforce likely violates the Constitution, Judge Susan Illston of the US District Court for the Northern District of California said.

She granted a temporary restraining order requested by coalition of labor unions, nonprofit organizations, and municipal governments to halt worker layoffs nationwide.

The ruling is the biggest blow so far to the president’s efforts to downsize the federal government by cutting costs and slashing ...