A federal judge has issued an emergency order halting the Trump administration’s plans to eliminate thousands of government jobs, including nearly all positions in a key division of the Department of Education. The ruling comes as part of a legal challenge arguing that the mass layoffs violate federal hiring protections and due-process rights for affected workers. Legal experts say the decision could delay—or even derail—the administration’s efforts to restructure the workforce amid ongoing disputes over executive authority. The case raises broader questions about how far agencies can go in reshaping their staff without proper safeguards.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from laying off thousands of government employees, including nearly all of the workers in the Department of Education’s special ...
