Judge halts Trump’s planned layoffs of federal workers during government shutdown, calling them unlawful
- Posted on October 15, 2025
- By CNN
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Judge halts Trump’s planned layoffs of federal workers during government shutdown, calling them unlawful

A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered the Trump administration to immediately halt its efforts to lay off roughly 4,100 federal workers during the government shutdown, saying the move is unlawful.