A federal judge has issued an emergency order halting a Trump administration plan to eliminate thousands of government positions, including nearly all staff in a key Department of Education program. The ruling comes as part of a legal challenge arguing the mass layoffs violate federal hiring protections and due process. Legal experts say the decision could delay the administration’s restructuring efforts while the case moves forward. The affected workers, many of whom hold civil service protections, now face an uncertain timeline as the dispute plays out in court.
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 ...
