Labor/Employment,
Judges and Judiciary,
Government
May 27, 2025
Federal judges continue to issue nationwide injunctions despite uncertainty
As the U.S. Supreme Court considers limiting the use of nationwide injunctions, a federal judge in San Francisco has issued a sweeping order blocking the Trump administration from initiating mass layoffs of government employees without congressional approval. The ruling, now on appeal, deepens a growing legal clash over executive power and the judiciary's role in checking it.
While the fate of nationwide injunctions hangs in the balance at the U.S. Supreme Court, federal judges in San Francisco continue to issue them, with the latest order by Senior U.S. District Judge Susan Y. Illston blocking the Trump administration from ordering large-scale government employee firings and layoffs without congressional approval.
The Trump administration filed a notice of appeal and a supplemental brief Friday with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals regarding Ills...
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