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Judge orders White House to temporarily halt sweeping government layoffs

    San Francisco district judge says Congress did not authorize large-scale staffing cuts and restructuring of agencies

    Donald Trump’s administration must temporarily halt its sweeping government overhaul because Congress did not authorize it to carry out large-scale staffing cuts and the restructuring of agencies, a federal judge in California said on Friday.

    US district judge Susan Illston in San Francisco sided with a group of unions, non-profits and local governments in blocking large-scale mass layoffs known as “reductions in force” for 14 days.

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    ​San Francisco district judge says Congress did not authorize large-scale staffing cuts and restructuring of agenciesDonald Trump’s administration must temporarily halt its sweeping government overhaul because Congress did not authorize it to carry out large-scale staffing cuts and the restructuring of agencies, a federal judge in California said on Friday.US district judge Susan Illston in San Francisco sided with a group of unions, non-profits and local governments in blocking large-scale mass layoffs known as “reductions in force” for 14 days. Continue reading… US news | The Guardian

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