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A Judicial Rebuke: Standing Against the Weaponization of the Shutdown

A federal judge expanded an order blocking the Trump administration from conducting mass layoffs during the shutdown, issuing a stern warning to the Justice Department. This judicial intervention is a crucial defense of federal workers' rights and a powerful check against an administration weaponizing a government shutdown to inflict pain on its own citizens and undermine democratic institutions.