Andrea Hsu
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The judge also clarified that her order applies to layoffs conducted since October 1st, whether the government says they're related to the shutdown or not.
Andrea Hsu, NPR News.
There will be another hearing on October 28th when the judge will consider indefinitely pausing the layoffs.
Now, temporary restraining orders are meant to be stopgap measures.
They're not generally appealable, but that hasn't stopped the Trump administration in the past.
So we can expect the administration to fight this pause all the way to the Supreme Court if it has to.
Already, the Supreme Court has signaled a willingness to side with the government in cases about the fate of federal employees.
U.S.
District Judge Susan Ilsten said the unions are likely to prove that the Trump administration acted illegally in firing employees during the shutdown.
She ordered a pause to the layoffs already underway and a halt to any new layoffs until a second hearing on October 28th.
The government's attorney, Elizabeth Hedges, argued that the court lacks jurisdiction to hear the case and that the restraining order is not warranted because the plaintiffs have not demonstrated irreparable harm.
Ilston did not find those arguments compelling and instead pressed Hedges to explain why the government believes the layoffs are legal.
Hedges declined, saying she was not prepared to discuss the government's position on the merits at this time.
Andrea Hsu, NPR News.
Up First from NPR · Venezuela Escalation, Shutdown Layoffs Paused, Military Pay · 16 Oct 2025
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Good morning.
Yeah, well, the judge overseeing this case, U.S.
District Judge Susan Ilston, right off the bat, she made pretty clear she believes these layoffs are probably illegal.
So the plaintiffs in this case, Layla, are two labor unions representing federal workers.
And the judge said they were likely to prove that the administration is overstepping its authority, that what's happening with these layoffs is, quote, arbitrary and capricious.
So she granted the unions a temporary restraining order halting, you know, the 4,000-some layoffs that are already underway and stopping agencies from sending out more layoff notices.
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