Kim Perales<p>Good news: “Judge blocks Trump admin mass layoffs at many US agencies.”</p><p>The order issued late Thurs granted a preliminary injunction that pauses further RIF & “reorganization of the exec branch for the duration of the lawsuit.”</p><p>“Presidents may set policy priorities for the exec branch, & agency heads may implement them. This much is undisputed,” wrote Judge Susan Ilston in her order.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Firings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Firings</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Courts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a><br> <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/23/judge-blocks-trump-federal-workforce-cuts.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnbc.com/2025/05/23/judge-bloc</span><span class="invisible">ks-trump-federal-workforce-cuts.html</span></a></p>